Wade Phillips is still considering whether he’ll use his starters in the Cowboys’ preseason finale against the Dolphins, and is giving special consideration to the status of rookie Dez Bryant.

The season will crumble for the Dallas Cowboys if they can’t protect QB Tony Romo and open holes for the running game.

The way Cowboys owner/GM Jerry Jones explains it, the Cowboys won’t be taking any chances when it comes to the health QB Tony Romo.

The Cowboys will find out if Doug Free can handle the job of protecting Tony Romo’s blind side during camp, but he drew strong praise from coach Wade Phillips on Thursday.

Two days into the first NFL training camp, there’s already injury news.

Dez Bryant and Keith Brooking returned to the field as the Cowboys opened a three-day mandatory minicamp on Friday.

While the Cowboys have been uncharacteristically quiet this offseason, their backfield situation is worth monitoring over the coming months.

Cowboys coach Wade Phillips said that roughly 30 players have been working out over the past week, well ahead of the scheduled offseason training program.

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.