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Quinnen Williams: Cowboys' Defense 'Night And Day' From Last Season
The Dallas Cowboys have a lot of new faces on defense, including defensive coordinator Christian Parker, and one of the featured elements of their defense is pumped about how they're shaping up on that side of the ball. "The growth, it's like night and day," Cowboys star defensive tackle Quinen Williams said about the team's defensive growth on Wednesday, according to the Cowboys' team website. "Starting in OTAs, and starting the first week of training camp, getting a chance to go against one of the best offenses in battle every single day has helped us tremendously. The mindset coming from the coaches, top down to the players and to the leadership, has been drastically changed. It's just fun, man. "I just can't wait to see the process and the results from all the hard work. But, we're not done yet." In 2025 under defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus, Dallas was last in the NFL in opponent passing yards (251.5 per game) and opponent points (30.1 per game), 30th in opponent total yards (377.0 per game), tied for 22nd in sacks (35.0) and 10th outright in opponent rushing yards (125.5 per game). The year prior (2024), the Cowboys were 31st in opponent points and 28th in opponent total yards under defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer. For context, the Cowboys were fifth in opponent points in 2022 and 2023, seventh in opponent points in 2021 and fifth in opponent total yards in 2023. The aforementioned success came under defensive coordinator Dan Quinn, who left Dallas after a three-year stint in the role (2021-23) to become the head coach of the Washington Commanders. The Cowboys moved on from Eberflus in favor of Parker, the former Philadelphia Eagles passing game coordinator and defensive backs coach. This is Parker's first stint as an NFL defensive coordinator. "It's been amazing — from where we started off in OTAs to where we are at now," Williams said about the team's defensive progression. "We've got some fine-tuning, some things to clean up, some things to do, but I feel comfortable. The progressions that we made, the growth and the development that we have made, and to go into the right direction that we wanted to go into." Dallas signed Williams, a 2022 All-Pro and a Pro Bowler in each of the last four years, to a three-year, $105.9 million extension in August, with the $35.3 million average annual value second among NFL interior defensive linemen. In a 2025 campaign split between the Cowboys and New York Jets – Dallas acquired Williams from New York at last season's NFL trade deadline for a 2027 first-round pick, a 2026 second-rounder and defensive lineman and 2023 first-rounder Mazi Smith – Williams logged a combined 2.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, one interception and 53 combined tackles across 15 regular-season games. He ranked second among defensive linemen with an 88.8 overall grade and seventh with 51 total pressures, according to Pro Football Focus. As for the players joining Williams, Dallas signed safety Jalen Thompson (three-year, $33 million deal) and cornerback Cobie Durant (one-year, $4 million deal) and acquired veteran linebacker Rashan Gary from the Green Bay Packers, among other moves. Regarding the draft, the Cowboys traded up one spot to select Ohio State Buckeyes safety Caleb Downs with the No. 11 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft and also selected UCF Knights linebacker Malachi Lawrence with the No. 23 pick. Dallas opens its 2026 regular season on the road against the New York Giants on Sept. 13. sos-zagle.org.pl
Manchester City’s Vivianne Miedema could miss rest of year with knee injury
Arsenal poised to land PSG’s Élisa De Almeida
New United coach Olid promises attacking style
Manchester City could be without Vivianne Miedema for at least the rest of 2026, the Guardian understands, after the Netherlands forward sustained a knee injury.
According to multiple sources the injury is not an anterior cruciate ligament but is serious and there are fears she will not return until after the Women’s Super League’s winter break. A statement from the club on Tuesday said Miedema would miss the “start of the season”.
Continue reading...Mike Vrabel: I don't have any reaction to Dianna Russini report
The Athletic published the findings of its internal review of Dianna Russini's reporting on Thursday, several months after the release of pictures that revealed her relationship with Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel.
Vrabel missed the final day of the draft while undergoing counseling in the wake of the release of photos covering multiple years and the review found that their relationship "was in clear violation of The Athletic's standards." Mike Semel, who conducted the probe, wrote that he has "not found a clear link to conclude that Russini used her platform to help promote Vrabel or help his teams" even though instances of Russini writing favorably of Vrabel come off as "awkward or even uncomfortable."
At a press conference on Thursday, Vrabel was asked if he had any reaction to the findings.
"No, I don't have any reaction," Vrabel said. "We're moved on and focused on Seattle and focused on the Patriots and focused on getting better this week."
It's not quite "on to Cincinnati," but the response definitely feels like one that Vrabel's former coach Bill Belichick would give in the same situation.
Arsenal-stjerne solgt til saudiarabisk klubb
Den brasilianske vingen Gabriel Martinelli forlater Arsenal til fordel for spill i Al Hilal i Saudi-Arabia.
Overgangen bekreftes av klubbene i deres mediekanaler.
25 år gamle Martinelli har ikke vært del av Arsenal-troppen til sesongens første kamper.
Saudiarabiske Al Hilal skal ha gått på å betale 40 millioner pund, tilsvarende rundt en halv milliard kroner for brasilianeren.
Martinelli, som har spilt nesten 300 kamper i løpet av sju sesonger i Arsenal, hadde ett år igjen av kontrakten med London-klubben. (NTB)