Following every practice at the Pro Bowl, the AFC and NFC teams gather in a huddle for some final words before they’re engulfed by quote-seeking media. Usually, you can get a pretty good idea of what they’re talking about.

The guys who aren’t out at the NFL’s Play 60 Community Blitz event are taking advantage of a little down time with some R&R.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones announced Thursday morning that he signed coach Wade Phillips through the 2011 season.

Dallas Cowboys coach Wade Phillips, who had a team option for 2010, is now signed through 2012, according to a team source, a move that will be announced at a press conference on Thursday.

The Cowboys are executing the 2010 option on coach Wade Phillips‘ contract, binding him to the team for next season, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.

Dallas’ Wade Phillips, San Diego’s Norv Turner and their staffs will be the coaches for the NFC and AFC, respectively, in the Pro Bowl.

Cowboys OLB DeMarcus Ware sat out practice Thursday with a back injury, and RB Marion Barber also was added to the injury report with a knee problem.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones gave several votes of confidence to coach Wade Phillips after Dallas clinched the NFC East title Sunday, but has yet to pick up the option for the fourth year on Phillips’ contract, suggesting the coach has to prove something in the playoffs to retain his job.

Wade Phillips is 32-15 in his third season as Cowboys coach, yet he continually faces questions about his job status. That has brought some speculation that Phillips has a bad relationship with team owner Jerry Jones, but the coach told NFL Network’s Michael Irvin that it isn’t so.

Dallas Cowboys coach Wade Phillips said that injured linebacker DeMarcus Ware is “day to day” following a neck sprain suffered in the team’s 17-10 loss to the San Diego Chargers on Sunday.

All of the juicy soap opera scenarios appear to be coming from one place this season — the NFC East.

The Dallas Cowboys (and their fans) had high expectations coming into the season. But the team’s inconsistent play has resulted in a 3-2 start, which has many pundits pondering the job security of coach Wade Phillips.
According to The Dallas Morning News, owner Jerry Jones insisted this week that Phillips is not in danger of losing [...]

Eagles RB Brian Westbrook had just eight touches against the Buccaneers last week, a surprising scene to not only fantasy owners and Philadelphia fans alike but to Westbrook himself. Eagles coach Andy Reid has said that Westbook could split more carries with rookie RB LeSean McCoy in the future.

Trouble is brewing in Dallas, but who is to blame?

Cowboys RB Marion Barber, who’s nursing a left thigh injury, was limited for the fourth consecutive practice today and is listed as questionable to play in Monday night’s game against the Panthers.