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America’s Team: Cowboys 10 most memorable Thanksgiving Day games

With 52 Thanksgiving games on their resume, the Cowboys have plenty of holiday memories to choose from. Cowboys Wire picks out the 10 best.

America’s Team is as much a part of the All-American holiday as parade floats and candied yams. The Dallas Cowboys will host their 53rd Thanksgiving Day game in 2020. This season’s edition will mark the tenth time Dallas has welcomed their division rivals from Washington for the traditional late afternoon tilt. That’s the most of any Cowboys Thanksgiving opponent.

Over the years, the club’s Thanksgiving Day series has created some of pro football’s most memorable moments, including several chapters that are absolutely indelible within the Cowboys’ own storied history. To celebrate, Cowboys Wire takes a look back through the archives to dish out the ten quintessential Thanksgiving games that have meant the most to the team.

But the feast can’t be all deep-fried turkey and pumpkin pie; mixed in with some of the franchise’s most satisfying wins are also a few standout games that didn’t go Dallas’s way. Consider them the unpleasant cranberry sauce that your weird aunt brings every few years and makes you have at least a small helping of.

Jimmy Johnson won’t be in studio for FOX’s NFL pregame

Jimmy Johnson will be on the FOX NFL pregame, only from his home in Miami, not the studio in LA.

Jimmy Johnson is one of the familiar faces on FOX’s NFL pregame show with Howie Long, Terry Bradshaw, Curt Menefee among the cast.

The pandemic is causing the network to audible, a bit, in 2020. The 77-year-old Johnson, who coached Super Bowl winners in Dallas and a national championship team at the University of Miami, will check in from his home in Miami rather than traveling to LA due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The New York Post’s Andrew Marchand with the news:

Justin Thomas updates on caddie’s health; Bones-Phil Mickelson to meet in final-round pairing

Justin Thomas, who is using Jim ‘Bones’ Mackay as a substitute caddie, is paired in the final round Sunday with Phil Mickelson.

Justin Thomas says he’s getting more comfortable working with substitute caddie Jim “Bones” Mackay every day. On Saturday, Thomas fired a 4-under 66 to sit alone in fifth place at 8-under 202 and four strokes off the lead held by Brendon Todd at the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational.

On Sunday, Thomas and Mackay are paired in the third-to-last group with Phil Mickelson, Bones’ longtime boss, which should make for some interesting banter between the two.

Thomas’ regular sidekick, Jimmy Johnson, is sidelined after suffering from dizziness at The Memorial two weeks ago. Thomas said Johnson, a veteran caddie who previously worked for Steve Stricker for several years, is undergoing a battery of tests.

“His first test came back was fine,” Thomas said. “He’s fine when he’s inside and not in the severe heat like that. The big thing is we’re just trying to figure out what it is or if there’s something in particular, whether it’s some medicine he takes. More often than not, it’s not something crazy major. It’s just like I told him and I think that he’s figuring out, it’s a lot bigger than caddying. It’s about his health.

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“I love Jimmy to death, he’s part of the family and I want him over anybody else in the world on my bag for the rest of my career, but if it means his health, then that’s what it is. So that’s what he’s trying to fix so that he can get himself better first and foremost, and then caddying is just a bonus.”

Thomas has said that Mackay will be on the bag next week at the PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park while Johnson undergoes some additional tests.

“He’s got a couple weeks to kind of figure out some sort of game plan. I told him I’ll be as helpful or as involved or uninvolved as he wants me to be,” Thomas said. “You know, whether he’s here this week or not, he’s still on the team and I’m still a part of his team as well. So, I’m going to do, and everybody else on my team is going to do, what we can to help, but glad he’s home resting right now.”

Of working with Mackay, the longtime caddie for Mickelson who has become a respected on-course reporter for Golf Channel, Thomas said, “Luckily I had him before, Sony a couple years ago, so it’s not a totally new experience. It’s what it is for the time being until my man Jimmy gets all good and hopefully we can go have a good day tomorrow.”

In other caddie news, Webb Simpson’s bagman, Paul Tesori, missed his first round in 20 years due to back and hip pain. He was replaced by Joe Duplantis. Simpson said it doesn’t look good for Tesori to be able to work at the PGA Championship next week.

“His back went out last week and it’s been really painful for him this week,” Simpson said. “He managed kind of the first two rounds, but yesterday was really tough for him. He woke up and it was a little bit worse, so he thought it would be smartest to take it off.”

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NFL Hall of Fame coach thinks Cam Newton will be ‘very exciting’

Most people agree that the signing of Cam Newton made the New England Patriots considerably better.he two were tabbed as potential matches early in the offseason as the Patriots only had quarterbacks Jarrett Stidham and Brian Hoyer on their roster after moving on from Tom Brady.

Most people agree that the signing of Cam Newton made the New England Patriots considerably better since Tom Brady is no longer there.

The two were tabbed as potential matches early in the offseason as the Patriots only had quarterbacks Jarrett Stidham and Brian Hoyer on their roster after moving on from Tom Brady. Newton, on the other hand, is coming off of injuries and being released by the Carolina Panthers.

Lengendary coach and current NFL analyst Jimmy Johnson recently joined “The Herd with Colin Cowherd,” to talk about the pairing of Newton and New England.

“I think it’s going to work as long as Cam stays healthy,” Johnson said. “I think he’s going to be very exciting. Josh McDaniels is going to work with Cam and have him do all kinds of things. Of course Josh had Tim Tebow in Denver so he can do some running style type things. Cam right now looks to be healthy. I know Josh had conversations with Norv and Bill (Belichick) has had conversations with Norv Turner who worked with Cam. So I think everyones on the same page. They’re going to throw him out there and see if he can make some plays and I think he’ll make plenty of plays.”

Newton and Brady have very different skill sets and the transition should allow the Patriots to call plays they were unable to use with Brady.

Newton himself echoed these thoughts in a recent roundtable discussion with Odell Beckham Jr., Victor Cruz and Todd Gurley.

“Coach McDaniels, you’re able to call some stuff that you ain’t ever been able to call now,” Newton said. “You’re getting a dog. You’re getting one of these ticked off dogs, too. And I’m looking at the schedule and I’m like ‘Who are we playing? That team passed on me! OK, that team passed on me. They could’ve came and got me.’”

Father Thomas takes over son Justin’s bag when caddie can’t finish round

With the heat index hovering in the 100-degree area, Justin Thomas sensed something was wrong with his veteran caddie.

DUBLIN, Ohio – Good thing Dad was walking with the group.

On a scorching Saturday at Muirfield Village Golf Club, where the heat index hovered in the 100-degree area, Justin Thomas sensed something was wrong with his veteran caddie, Jimmy Johnson, during the third round of the Memorial.

“Jimmy just wasn’t feeling well. He was feeling dizzy. I could tell he was light-headed and just didn’t have a lot of energy,” Thomas said. “I told him on 12 that if he needed to leave, he needed to leave. Just to make sure that he’s OK versus both of us worrying about it out there, and I hit my tee shot (on 13) and I came out and Jimmy was gone and my dad was there.”

That would be 60-year-old Mike Thomas, who is his son’s coach. If the elder Thomas hadn’t been there, the younger Thomas would have been hard-pressed to find a replacement because spectators are not allowed on the course.

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So while Johnson was getting attended to, Mike Thomas took over. Johnson, the longtime bagman for Steve Stricker, has been with Thomas since 2015. Since then, Thomas has won 12 PGA Tour titles, the 2017 PGA Championship and FedEx Cup and was the PGA Tour Player of the Year the same year.

“I’m going to fine,” Johnson said in a text to Golfweek. “Just dizzy.”

The caddie switch did not go well. Thomas, who last had his dad on the bag in the 2018 Sentry Tournament of Champions, birdied 13 but bogeyed 15, doubled 16, bogeyed 17 and birdied 18 to finish with a 3-over 75. He’s tied for 24th.

“I didn’t make those bogeys because my dad was caddying, it was just poor execution,” Thomas said. “In a couple weeks or one day, nobody will remember it. But right now, yeah, it’s a bummer.”

Justin Thomas

Justin Thomas plays his shot from the fairway on the ninth hole while his caddie Jimmy Johnson looks on during the second round of the 2020 Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY SportsFather Thomas has become a familiar face on the PGA Tour as he’s basically with his son from the range to the first tee to the 18th green at nearly every tournament his son plays. But carrying 40-45 pounds is a different story.

“It’s player and caddie, it’s not coach and dad,” Mike Thomas said. “Just trying to ask him what he wants me to do and trying to get him in in fewer than he got in.

“(Johnson) said he just didn’t feel well, needed to go in. Obviously with the heat and everything, that’s what he needed to do.”

The forecast is calling for an even hotter day come Sunday. The oldest Thomas will be ready if called upon again.

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NASCAR Cup Series at Indianapolis Live Stream, Start Time, TV Channel, NASCAR Starting Lineup

The Brickyard 400 will run today in Indianapolis, Indiana, stream all the action right here.

In the second race of NASCAR’s doubleheader this weekend we have the Brickyard 400 running out of Indianapolis, Indiana. The big news of the weekend included Jimmy Johnson testing positive for COVID-19 and pulling out of the race, he’ll be replaced by Justin Allgaier.

You can see the starting lineup, tv coverage, and how to watch NASCAR below!

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Brickyard 400

  • Date: Sunday, July 5
  • Start time: 4:00 p.m. ET
  • TV Channel: NBC
  • Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free)

NASCAR Starting Lineup

1. (22) Joey Logano, Ford.

2. (1) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet.

3. (88) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet.

4. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet.

5. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford.

6. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota.

7. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota.

8. (19) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota.

9. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford.

10. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet.

11. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford.

12. (12) Ryan Blane, Ford.

13. (8) Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet.

14. (6) Ryan Newman, Ford.

15. (21) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford.

16. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet.

17. (43) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet.

18. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet.

19. (38) John H. Nemechek, Ford.

20. (17) Chris Buescher, Ford.

21. (42) Matt Kenseth, Chevrolet.

22. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford.

23. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota.

24. (47) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chevrolet.

25. (51) Joye Gase, Ford.

26. (15) Brennan Poole, Chevrolet.

27. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford.

28. (78) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet.

29. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet.

30. (41) Cole Custer, Ford.

31. (32) Corey LaJoie, Ford.

32. (77) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet.

33. (00) Quin Houff, Chevrolet.

34. (27) JJ Yeley, Chevrolet.

35. (95) Christopher Bell, Toyota.

36. (37) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet.

37. (96) Daile Suarez, Toyota.

38. (66) Timmy Hill, Toyota.

39. (7) Josh Bilicki, Chevrolet.

40. (78) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet.

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News & Notes: Ezekiel Elliott, Mike McCarthy eyed for honors; a Tavon Austin return?

Dallas Cowboys news for June 25, 2020: a look at the Jimmy-vs-Jerry feud 25 years later, Hall of Fame fallout, and La’el Collins trade talk.

Just six weeks before it was set to be played, the NFL postponed the Hall of Fame Game between the Steelers and the Cowboys, as well as the Hall of Fame ceremony. This isn’t a great sign for the season starting on time, despite Roger Goodell announcing that training camps are still set for July 28.

Behind the best running back in the NFC East (according to Maurice Jones-Drew) and one of the best candidates for Coach of the Year, Mike McCarthy, the Cowboys were named favorites to win their division by Pro Football Focus. Tavon Austin reuniting with his former coach John Fassel could help spark the Cowboys special teams. And there’s still the looming threat of a Jamal Adams-to-Dallas trade. Latest reports say that the Jets want La’el Collins and extras; how should Dallas respond? All that and more make up the Dallas Cowboys News and Notes for June 25, 2020.

ESPN: Cowboys-Steelers Hall of Fame Game canceled :: Cowboys Wire

The 2020 NFL Hall of Fame Game and Enshrinement Week festivities have been postponed until 2021 amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.

Examining the Cowboys feud that still smolders: Jerry Jones vs. Jimmy Johnson :: The Athletic

The Jerry Jones vs. Jimmy Johnson feud has been going on for a quarter of a century at this point. Boys will be boys, but it seems high time that these two near-octogenarians bury the hatchet before it’s too late. Here’s an excellent recap of what’s kept the blood boiling for all these years.

PFF picks favorite to win NFC East in ’20 :: NFL Network

George Chahrouri details why PFF believes the Cowboys, and not the Eagles, will win the NFC East this year.

MJD’s Top 5 NFC East RBs of 2020 :: NFL Network

Maurice Jones-Drew ranks his top five NFC East running backs. Ezekiel Elliott beat out Saquan Barkley for the top spot. While Tony Pollard was nowhere to be found, he could easily be a top five back in the East in the upcoming season.

Is Mike McCarthy the Top NFL Coach of the Year Candidate? :: Sports Illustrated

Coach of the Year is an interesting accolade that doesn’t always go to the best coach or the best team. Check out why Sports Illustrated‘s Albert Breer believes 2020 could be the perfect storm for Mike McCarthy to win the honor.

Seven 1970s rivalries that made the NFL ‘super’: Roger Staubach’s Cowboys part of several epic matchups :: CBS Sports

The 1970s were the days that helped the Cowboys earn their nickname of “America’s Team,” and this list shows why. In a ranking of the top rivalries of the decade, the Cowboys are featured in four of the top seven matchups.

Brooks: Cowboys have ‘two-to-three-year window’ to win Super Bowl :: NFL Network

NFL Network’s Bucky Brooks shares why the Dallas Cowboys need to win a Super Bowl within the next few years.

Bringing back Tavon Austin could be a wise investment for the Cowboys :: Blogging The Boys

Tavon Austin didn’t necessarily live up to expectations in Dallas, but Matt Holleran of Blogging The Boys suggests the Cowboys bring back the veteran as a low-risk high-reward fourth receiving option.

Jets reportedly targeting La’el Collins; should Cowboys say no? :: Cowboys Wire

The Jets’ price tag on Jamal Adams could continue to shift as the season draws closer. Latest reports state that the Jets have their eyes on Cowboys right tackle La’el Collins. Would it be smart for the Cowboys to give up such a solid lineman on a team friendly deal?

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Cowboys’ Johnson, rest of Class of 2020 to wait for Hall of Fame induction

Dallas Cowboys greats Jimmy Johnson and Cliff Harris have their Hall of Fame enshrinement dreams pushed back even further.

It’s official: the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s 2020 class will have to wait even longer for enshrinement. The cancellation of the first exhibition game of the year between the Dallas Cowboys and the Pittsburgh Steelers was announced Thursday morning and is set to be made up next year; it was only a matter of time before this news followed.

The class that was to be the biggest in the NFL’s storied history, with 20 players, coaches, and contributors slated to receive the famed bronze bust split into two ceremonies, will have to wait even longer for their moment in the sun.

For the Cowboys, two greats are affected. The first is former head coach Jimmy Johnson, the architect of the ’90s dynasty that resulted in three world championships. Johnson, of course, ended up with just two of those rings before his relationship with owner Jerry Jones soured and became untenable. The other is safety Cliff Harris, who played in five Super Bowls throughout the 1970s, won two of them, and was a member of the All-Decade team.

Harris was one of two positional players of the All-Decade team that had yet to receive the call from Canton. The other, of course, is wide receiver and the original 88, Drew Pearson.

Johnson’s pro coaching career lacked the length that many Hall of Fame coaches enjoyed. He lasted just nine years and won only 80 games.

The wait for a gold jacket has been long overdue for both Dallas legends. Now the wait will be just a little longer.

Legendary Tennessee, Pitt coach Johnny Majors dead at 85

Johnny Majors, a Tennessee legend as a player and coach, has died at 85.

The college football world lost its second coaching legend in less than a week when former Tennessee coach Johnny Majors died Wednesday at the age of 85.

His death came days after Auburn’s Pat Dye succumbed to kidney disease at 80.


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A triple-threat tailback at the University of Tennessee, Majors was an All-American and runner-up for the Heisman Trophy to Paul Hornung in 1956.

After starting his head-coaching career at Iowa State, Majors moved to his alma mater for 16 seasons with a record of 116-62-8.

In 1973, he left to become coach at Pittsburgh and won a national championship in 1976 with a 12-0 record. He received national Coach-of-the-Year honors following that season.

In 1977, he returned to Knoxville as Tennessee’s head coach. Over a 15-year career, he led the Vols to three SEC championships (1985, ’89, ’90). He also won the Sugar Bowl in ’86 and ’91.

Among those NFL coaches who were assistants under Majors and grew from his coaching tree were: Jimmy Johnson, Jon Gruden, Al Saunders, and Dave Wannstedt.Joh