IRVING -- Tony Romo hopes to return to practice next month after having a cyst recently removed from his back. And when he does, the Dallas Cowboys quarterback expects to have his teammates' backs.

In his four seasons at Virginia Tech, receiver Danny Coale never missed a game, playing 55 in a row.

In the four years after he took a redshirt at Virginia Tech, wide receiver Danny Coale never missed a game, playing in 55 straight contests to conclude his college career.

REIFF ON THE RISE? REIFF ON THE RISE? CBS Sports' Pat Kirwan ranked the NFL's offensive linemen for 2013, including five on the rise: MATT KALIL, LT, VIKINGS "He has already been to a Pro Bowl as a rookie, and by this time next year will be on the top-five list possibly for the next ten years." TYRON SMITH, LT, COWBOYS "He has the athletic ability to get the job done protecting (Tony) Romo and open up running holes. Now he just has to do it on a...

You gotta like this Jason Garrett.

Cowboys keeping right tackle Doug Free, but cutting salary in half to $3.

Former Tarleton State quarterback Nick Stephens didn't give up on his dream after failing to stick with the Tennessee Titans out of training camp last summer. He continued to work out on on his own, lifting at a Lifetime Fitness and throwing to some ex-high school teammates.

Cowboys sign DE Anthony Hargrove, who missed 2012 after suspension over Saints' bounty scandal IRVING, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have signed defensive end Anthony Hargrove, who sat out the 2012 season after he was suspended as part of the New Orleans Saints' bounty scandal. Hargrove, who signed a one-year deal Thursday, got an eight-game ban from Commissioner Roger Goodell after the NFL said the Saints ran a program that...

The impasse between the Dallas Cowboys and maligned offensive tackle Doug Free is over.

Former William and Mary cornerback B.W. Webb signed a four-year contract with Dallas that includes a $443,380 signing bonus, and he will count $515,845 against the team's 2013 salary cap.