Saad Yousuf

Cowboys Beat Writer at The Athletic

✍🏽 Cowboys beat writer at The Athletic 📻 Tier 69 at The Ticket | #GMG | 🍉❤️

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In year of transition, Cowboys need Dak Prescott's best, on and off the field

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Saad Yousuf

As practice concluded on Tuesday at Dallas Cowboys OTAs, quarterback Dak Prescott ran off the field with a pep in his step. In fact, it was more like a pep in his demeanor. Prescott smiled as he ripped off his practice jersey and tossed it to a Cowboys staffer. As he jogged inside The Star, he told reporters to hurry in with him, as he was eager to knock out his media responsibilities and move on with his day.
If Cowboys get George Pickens' best, what would that mean for 2026 and beyond?

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Saad Yousuf

For one moment, imagine that the George Pickens trade is a success for the Dallas Cowboys in 2025. Pickens fits seamlessly into the offense, produces on the field, raises the game of everybody around him and is a model teammate in the locker room. Then what? Pickens, who turned 24 in March, is entering the final year of his rookie deal and is set to be an unrestricted free agent in 2026.
Week 1 road opener on TNF vs. rival Eagles

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Saad Yousuf |Jon Machota

The NFL will release the 2025 schedules for all 32 teams at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Here is what we know about the Dallas Cowboys' schedule so far. The Cowboys will open the season on "Thursday Night Football" against the defending Super Bowl-champion Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on Sept. 4 (8:20 p.m. ET). Along with playing each of its NFC East divisional rivals twice, once on the road at once at AT&T Stadium, Dallas will play each team in the NFC North and AFC West.
George Pickens film review: How he can create space

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Ted Nguyen |Saad Yousuf

Since the Dallas Cowboys signed Dak Prescott to a contract extension that made him the highest-paid player in NFL history, the front office hasn't hesitated to remind the masses of that massive transaction, spinning the narrative with whatever fits the moment.
Cowboys' trade for George Pickens completes their offense and is a bet on their culture

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Saad Yousuf

Moments after the conclusion of the NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys held their customary post-draft news conference. While most questions were about what the Cowboys did in the draft, one of the early questions was about what they didn't do: address the glaring need at their No. 2 wide receiver spot. "It definitely was a big-time thought that the train has not left the station if improvement is needed from what we've got on campus," team owner and GM Jerry Jones said.
Why Cowboys' potential committee approach at running back could yield better results

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Saad Yousuf

FRISCO, Texas - The Dallas Cowboys don't know how their running back situation is going to materialize. No position group on the team has been shaken up like that room has, from top to bottom. Derrick Foster is the running backs coach following his one-year stop working with Alvin Kamara in New Orleans, after three years helping to elevate Austin Ekeler in Los Angeles. Rico Dowdle and Ezekiel Elliott are gone. In their place, the Cowboys signed Javonte Williams and Miles Sanders in free agency.
In Cowboys' rookie minicamp, Tyler Booker's leadership and charisma already on display

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Saad Yousuf

The type of leadership that was advertised and teased about with the Dallas Cowboys' first-round pick, Tyler Booker, was already on display at rookie minicamp Friday. For the final question of Booker's nearly nine-minute meeting with the media in the Cowboys' locker room at The Star, the former Alabama star was asked how he's doing learning the names of his fellow rookies at camp. "I'm doing pretty well," Booker said.
Only 1 position remains as glaring need

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Saad Yousuf

With the NFL Draft in the books and OTAs just around the corner, the first iteration of the 2025 Dallas Cowboys is about to come under the spotlight. A glaring void still exists in the wide receiver room, and the Cowboys weren't shy about it throughout the draft process. If the right receiver was available in the first round, he would have been the pick at No. 12.
Brian Schottenheimer

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Saad Yousuf

For Dallas Cowboys fans, the three days of the NFL Draft are the pinnacle of the offseason. As a draft-and-develop organization that generally takes an optional approach to free agency, the draft is where much of the roster talent is acquired. Evaluating a draft class takes much longer than a few days. However, some immediate impact comes from the selections. Let's examine the Cowboys' winners and losers in the draft fallout.
Several immediate contributors, but big need remains

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Saad Yousuf |Jon Machota

The Dallas Cowboys came into the 2025 NFL Draft with 10 selections and a long list of needs to fill. Upon completion of the draft, Dallas addressed some of those needs by adding nine players. After Tetairoa McMillan went off the board before the Cowboys could pick at No. 12, Dallas opted to not select a wide receiver in the draft. That leaves a big hole at No. 2 receiver that the organization will need to address through a trade or a late free-agency signing.

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Saad Yousuf @SaadYousuf126

15 May 25

minnesota wild https://t.co/ROjBuQNwmX

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Saad Yousuf @SaadYousuf126

15 May 25

Lotta thoughts and reactions from @jonmachota and myself on the Cowboys' 2025 schedule: Week 1 early thoughts, must-watch game, toughest stretch, can't-lose game, best offense/defense they'll face, predicted record and place in the standings ⤵️ https://t.co/m97BH3KUQc

Saad Yousuf @SaadYousuf126

15 May 25

Cowboys have four Thursday games but it's worth noting that only two of them result in a short week. The first is the Thursday opener, and another is the Thursday after they play on Thanksgiving. Only Thursday games going into Thanksgiving and Christmas are short weeks.