Dallas Cowboys

Before Jerry Jones made up his mind on the Dallas Cowboys QB situation, he spoke with one of his most trusted football experts ... Barry Switzer.

The legendary Cowboys head coach says he offered up his opinion to Jerry -- and was pretty strong about if Dak Prescott should stay under center when Tony Romo was cleared to play.

Switzer was super candid about his conversation with JJ when he spoke with TMZ Sports -- and praised Jones for putting together a 2016 squad that's the most exciting team he's seen in 20 years.

First off, Tony Dorsett is awesome.

Second, the Dallas Cowboys legend explains why he's a HUUUGE Ezekiel Elliott fan -- and will be rooting for the guy to break his Cowboys rookie rushing record.

Dorsett rushed for 1,007 yards back in 1977 -- and no other Cowboys rookie has surpassed that mark ... until now. Zeke is just 2 yards short ... and still has 7 more games to go!

Billy Gardell says it's not time to jump off the Big Ben bandwagon just yet ... but the "Mike and Molly" star admits the bandwagon needs one thing -- a good backup driver.

We got Gardell out in NYC Monday and asked the lifelong Steelers fan how he felt about the gut-wrenching loss to the Dallas Daks this past Sunday.

Pittsburgh is now 4-5 and a lot of people are wondering if it's time to start searching for the heir apparent to Roethlisberger ... now that his injury, and age -- he's 34 -- are becoming a factor.

Billy makes it plain ... Ben's still got his heart, but it might be time for the Steelers to find their Tony Romo ... a qualified and dependable backup.

Less than 24 hours after shocking the Pittsburgh Steelers, Ezekiel Elliott, Dak Prescott and a bunch of other Cowboys stars hit up a Salvation Army to serve an early Thanksgiving dinner to the needy.

The guys were in pretty good spirits -- and the people at the Salvation Army couldn't have been more excited!

Jason Witten, Lucky Whitehead and Alfred Morris were among the players who pitched in.

Dak and Ezekiel seemed especially chummy during the charity event -- and at 8-1, why wouldn't they be?

How bout dem Cowboys?!

Randy Gregory has a problem with marijuana -- that's what the Dallas Cowboys defensive end tested positive for during his last drug test ... league sources tell TMZ Sports.

We're told Gregory -- who's currently serving a suspension for failing previous drug tests -- was tested again at the end of last week ... and it came up showing weed.

Our sources say Gregory was notified of the result on Tuesday -- and has been concerned that the Cowboys could get rid of him. So far, we're told no decision has been made.

Before this, Gregory had reportedly failed 5 NFL drug tests. This is number 6.

One source close to Gregory tells us, "He has a problem quitting."

We've reached out to Gregory's rep multiple times.

Dallas Cowboys receiver Cole Beasley wants to make two things clear -- he is NOT a LeBron James fan and was NOT imitating the Cavs superstar with his TD celebration this weekend against the Browns.

Beasley caused a stir with Cleveland fans after his 2nd quarter TD grab on Sunday when his 'saucy feet' dance got confused with LBJ's famous chalk toss pre-game ritual ... leaving fans to assume CB was mocking the Chosen One.

Turns out Beasley was not throwing any shade at the King ... telling 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, "I would never imitate anything LeBron James does."

"He's not my type of guy. I'm a Kobe guy," Beasley says. "He goes to the bucket like he's a running back and wants to cry when someone touches his arm. He's just not my type of guy, man."

BTW ... LBJ is a HUGE Cowboys fan ... but Beasley clearly doesn't care.

DeAndre Jordan's a HUGE Dallas Cowboys fan. He's also friends with both Tony Romo and Dak Prescott.

Sorry, Tony Romo, ya ain't Terrell Owens' quarterback anymore ... at least not starting QB ... 'cause the ex-Cowboys star says the team would be CRAZY to bench Dak Prescott.

Shocking ... if ya remember the viral video from '08. T.O. -- rockin' shades, cried talking about Romo -- dropping the infamous "that's my quarterback" line after Dallas lost a playoff game.

So, when we saw T.O. in Venice Beach Tuesday ... we asked him to weigh in on the hottest debate in the NFL ... who should start as signal caller for the Boys.

T.O.'s obviously in Romo's corner, right? Nope ... he actually says keeping Romo planted on the bench is a "no-brainer" ... and he doesn't stop there.

Check out the clip!

As the NFL's trade deadline approaches ... there's one move former Cowboys great Jay Novacek doesn't want to see -- Dallas trading star QB Tony Romo ... despite playing second fiddle to rookie sensation Dak Prescott.

TMZ Sports spoke with Novacek about the QB controversy ... and the 3x Super Bowl champ says it's best to stick with DP despite a shaky performance against the Eagles Sunday night.

"He hung in there and had the opportunity at the end of the game to make plays and he made plays," Novacek says.

As for the rumors circulating about possibly trading Romo ... Novacek scoffs at the idea.

It didn't take long for ex-Cowboys star Drew Pearson to change his position on the Dallas QB controversy -- telling TMZ Sports he finally converted to Team Dak.

Just last month, the Super Bowl XII champ and Cowboys Ring of Honor member told us he was standing with Tony Romo because he's the better QB. Plain and simple.

But that was then ... before Dak Prescott led the Cowboys to the top of the NFC East with an impressive 5-1 record ... while only throwing ONE interception.

Pearson says he still respects Romo -- but Dak's the guy.

Tony Romo has 127 MILLION reasons to stay retired -- so says comic Bill Engvall who tells TMZ Sports the QB needs to step aside and let Dak Prescott take some of Jerry Jones' money, too!

The Cowboys super fan was leaving Craig's when he raved about Dak racking up ANOTHER victory over the weekend ... leading Dallas to an impressive 4-1 record.

But when we asked about Romo's possible return, Engvall said he loves Tony -- but says it's time for him to start enjoying the $127 MILLION he's made in the NFL so far ... instead of trying to come back.

By the way, Romo reportedly stands to make more than $50 MILLION if he stays in his current contract for the next 3 seasons.

Ezekiel Elliott was ballin' out in the bar 36 hours before ballin' out on the football field against the Bengals ... and TMZ Sports has video.

The Dallas Cowboys superstar hit up Concrete Cowboy bar in Dallas Friday night/early Saturday morning. We're told Elliott popped bottles (including champagne) ... and chilled with friends.

The turn up had ZERO negative effect on his play ... 'cause E.E. had a ridiculously good game Sunday afternoon (134 yards, 2 TDs).

Check out the vid!

A Cowboys legend is weighing in on the QB controversy in Dallas -- with Jay Novacek telling TMZ Sports ... KEEP DAK PRESCOTT UNDER CENTER ... even when Tony Romo returns.

Jay -- a 5-time Pro Bowler, 3-time Super Bowl champ with the Cowboys -- says he's a big Romo fan and wants to see him play again ... but essentially says the team has a great thing going with Dak!

"When Tony's ready to play, I'd sure enough start Dak ... and just always have that little backup situation going there," Jay said.

"If things aren't going quite right, then you put Tony in."

The Dallas Cowboys superstar rookies are learning quickly -- you win, you party with Snoop Dogg!!!

Check out video of Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott hitting the club with the Doggfather after putting a hurtin' on the 49ers in San Francisco on Sunday.

Snoop had both guys onstage at the Punk Society bar in Dallas -- where he was the guest DJ that night.

Prescott threw for 245 yards and 2 TDs (no interceptions). Zeke had his best game as a Cowboy -- running for 138 and a TD.

Enjoy the victory ... and please ... please ... DON'T SMOKE UNCLE SNOOP'S WEED!!!

By the way, Snoop also WENT OFF on Trent Dilfer -- blasting the ESPN analyst for being critical of his friend, Dez Bryant, for the MRI drama.

Safe to say, Dilfer will NOT be partying with Snoop anytime soon.

Dak Prescott is good ... but Tony Romo is GREAT and Dallas will be even BETTER when he returns to the field ... so says Cowboys legend Drew Pearson.

TMZ Sports spoke to the Super Bowl XII champ who tells us why he doesn't think Romo should/will lose his starting job to the rookie ... despite the fact he's been playing pretty damn well.

"This organization really believes in Tony. What Dak is doing right now, Romo will do even better."

In fact, Pearson says Dak's impressive play is taking a huge weight off Romo's shoulders -- allowing him time to fully heal from his injury so he can return at 100%.

"When he gets back, he’ll get to prove he can perform at the same level or better than before his injury."

Washington Redskins rookie Su'a Cravens is about to find out why he should NEVER ignore his mom's phone calls ... even if she's a fan of his team's rival.

Cravens told reporters earlier this week that he was preparing for his first matchup with the Dallas Cowboys by shutting down all communication with his mom -- a DIE-HARD supporter of America's Team.

Yolanda Cravens -- who admits she's slowly transitioning into a 'Skins fan -- tells us there will be consequences for Su'a's antics if the Redskins aren't victorious.

"If the Cowboys win, he has to wear something Cowboys. I don't know, they might throw tomatoes at him if he does that."

As for the Redskins drafting Su'a ... Yolanda says there's only one team she REALLY didn't want to select him ... and her reaction is hilarious.