Matt McClearin

3 weeks ago | dallasobserver.com | Matt McClearin

• Reached and then lost the 2024 NBA Finals• Traded a generational superstar, which resulted in massive protests and “Fire Nico!” chants at home games. • Deployed a lineup so decimated by injury that they almost had to forfeit games. • Said generational superstar returned to Dallas for one game, where he cried on camera. The crowd serenaded him with standing ovations throughout as he dominated the game.

1 month ago | dallasobserver.com | Matt McClearin

The 2025 NFL Draft has come and gone, and with it, the next wave of potential Dallas Cowboys stars has arrived. I had the opportunity with my radio partner, Donovan Lewis, to spend the draft weekend in Green Bay and experience it all firsthand.I’d never been to Lambeau Field before or even the state of Wisconsin, and came away thoroughly impressed with the city's effort and the area in general.

2 months ago | dallasobserver.com | Matt McClearin

The NFL Draft is just two weeks away and is one of my favorite weekends on the sports calendar. It melds together two of my favorite sports: pro football and college football. I’ve always loved the wall-to-wall coverage The Ticket provides, and I’m stoked to be a part of it this year.

Mar 14, 2025 | dallasobserver.com | Matt McClearin

Four major sports franchises in North Texas are worth billions of dollars in total, including the single most valuable sports franchise on Earth. However, the least valuable local team is the one that the others should model themselves after.According to the Dallas Cowboys are worth $10.1 billion. No other franchise in any sport is worth more than $8.8 billion. And yet, at least until very recently, the Cowboys would be voted the local team run the poorest.

Feb 27, 2025 | dallasobserver.com | Matt McClearin

Iconic offensive lineman Zack Martin announced he will retire from the NFL this week. With his decision to hang it up, another window of Cowboys championship opportunity has now officially closed as far as we see it.Let this be clear, this has nothing to do with Martin as a player. The athlete drafted out of Notre Dame in 2014 will walk into the Hall of Fame in five years on the first ballot as he's one of the greatest guards to ever play the game.