The may have lost their MVP in Week 5, when quarterback suffered a season-ending ankle injury. But if you ask one team legend, they're about as well positioned as can be with set to take over under center. Longtime Cowboys pa s rusher joined Will Brinson and " Today" for during Dallas
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MLB Los Angeles Dodgers second-string guy goes in and balls out ... We wish (Dak) well, you're praying for him, but now you've got another guy who can still get the job done in Andy Dalton."Outside of 2019 in Cincinnati, when he was relegated to backup duties, Dalton has always been a starter rather than an emergency No. 1 off the bench. But Ware said he views the Cowboys' new starter as
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