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Mike McCarthy announced the Dallas Cowboys are officially no longer a running back-by-committee backfield with a new lead back announced.

McCarthy is in the final year of his contract and with the Cowboys struggling, it will be pretty easy for Jerry Jones to make the decision to move on once the season is over (Jones has already said he won't fire McCarthy during the season).

Speculation about Deion Sanders' coaching future is once again in overdrive. Sanders has clinched Colorado's first bowl game in eight years, but he has far loftier aspirations in his second season. At 7-2,

Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy announced Rico Dowdle is now the team's lead running back. There is no longer a running back by committee in Dallas. More news: Commanders vs Eagles Expert Predictions for Thursday Night Football Week 11 "Definitely,

The Dallas Cowboys’ running back-by-committee experiment is dead. The time of death, officially, was around 11:24 a.m. on Thursday when head coach Mike McCarthy declared that Rico Dowdle is the team’s bell cow.

The Dallas Cowboys are looking for a spark on offense with Dak Prescott sidelined for the remainder of the year, and head coach Mike McCarthy is hoping to get it from one of his running backs. Rico Dowdle has been the Cowboys’ best running back this season,