Mike Jenkins
- #21 | RCB
- Height5-10
- Weight200
- Dallas Cowboys
- Age25
- Experience 3 years
- Salary $663,610
- CollegeSouth Florida
Akwasi Owusu-Ansah is the fourth corner
Dallas Cowboys Blog | ESPN Dallas — IRVING -- After the Cowboys released Cletis Gordonon Saturday, it left the club with just three cornerbacks, Terence Newman, Mike Jenkins and Orlando Scandrick. The Cowboys rectified this by moving rookie Akwasi Owusu-Ansahfrom safety to corner. In college, Owusu-Ansah lined up in the slot and played corner. Starting free safety Alan Ball, who played corner in college, will also see some time at the position. During training camp, Ball got some scout team reps at corner. But his main job will play centerfield in the base defense. The release of Gordon stunned many. "We thought he did fine,...
Dallas Cowboys September 6, 2010Cornerback Cletis Gordon gets cut
Dallas Cowboys Blog | ESPN Dallas — In a stunner, cornerback Cletis Gordon was told he was released today by the Cowboys. Gordon was one of the leading cornerbacks during training camp where had an unofficial count of ten interceptions. At one point during camp, secondary coach Dave Campo said Gordon was going to be the fourth cornerback. Gordon had just one pick during the preseason. "I'm shocked. He had a hell of a camp," Gordon's agent Rodney Edwards said. "I'm hoping some teams start calling here shortly." The cutting of Gordon means the Cowboys will go with three cornerbacks: Terence Newman, Mike Jenkins and Orlando S...
Dallas Cowboys September 4, 2010Cowboys reportedly cut Gordon
Cowboys Blog | San Antonio Express-News — ESPNDallas.com is reporting that the Cowboys have cut cornerback Cletis Gordon. It's a surprise move considering how well he played in training camp and that it leaves the team with only three true corners in Terence Newman, Mike Jenkins and Orlando Scandrick. Gordon had 10 interceptions in camp, but managed to pick off only one pass in the preseason. His undoing might have been his play in the 27-25 win over Miami in the preseason finale last week. He gave up a touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter that allowed the Dolphins to go ahead 25-24. Rookie safety Akwasi Owusu-Ansah played corne...
Dallas Cowboys September 4, 2010Dallas Cowboys cornerbacks among best in NFL
Fort-Worth Star Telegram — By Clarence E. Hill Jr. OXNARD, Calif. -- With cornerbacks Terence Newman and Mike Jenkins both making the Pro Bowl last year, several questions need to be asked.Is this the best duo in Dallas Cowboys history? Where do they rank among the league's top cornerback sets?Out of deference to the Super Bowl rings held by the great Cowboys duos of Deion Sanders and Kevin Smith/Larry Brown of the 1990s and Mel Renfro and Herb Adderley of the 1970s, we'll table the former and concentrate on the latter.Looking for a reason why the Cowboys' passing game has struggled in practice during training camp?...
Dallas Cowboys August 18, 2010-
Miles Austin
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DeMarcus Ware
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Marc Colombo
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Kyle Kosier
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Doug Free
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Felix Jones
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Jon Kitna
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Anthony Spencer
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- Archer: Cowboys confident Miles Austin is not a one-year wonder Dallas Morning News
- Cowboys O-linemen Kyle Kosier, Marc Colombo unlikely to play Sunday Dallas Morning News
- Cowboys' Barron confident he'll prove his worth San Antonio Express-News Alex Barron offered a been-there-done-that response to the news that he'll start in place of injured right tackle Marc Colombo in the Dallas Cowboys' season opener Sunday night.
- Cowboys' Austin finally gets his big payday San Antonio Express-News The Cowboys ensured that Miles Austin won't enter the season amid a backdrop of uncertainty, signing the Pro Bowl wide receiver Thursday to a six-year contract extension.
- Austin rewarded with $54 million deal as Cowboys' 'anti-diva' Fort-Worth Star Telegram By Jan Hubbard and Clarence E. Hill Jr. chill@star-telegram.com IRVING -- In four years, the Dallas Cowboys have changed radically. That was evident again Thursday when Dallas owner Jerry Jones announced the Cowboys had signed wide receiver Miles Austin to a six-year contract extension worth $54 million, according to someone with knowledge of the contract.The most telling comment -- not only about Austin, but also about the change in the Cowboys' philosophy -- was made by Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones."He's the anti-diva that you normally see with receivers," Stephen Jones...