In a surprising move, the New Orleans Saints are going to part ways with pass rusher Junior Galette. This news comes despite the fact Galette has a massive contract.

Get ready for the hype. The Dallas Cowboys are in win-now mode, and on Wednesday they made sure Dez Bryant is along for the ride. What else did we learn from Wednesday's deals?

Which college football program is best at producing NFL linebackers? We're taking a look back at the past 15 NFL drafts to determine which school is the real "LB U."

Nebraska's Randy Gregory is scheduled to meet with the New Orleans Saints, a report says.

Anthony Spencer is off to New Orleans after spending his whole career with the Cowboys. Spencer had his best season under Saints current defensive coordinator Rob Ryan when the two were in Dallas.

The Cowboys have added the best player left on the free-agent market. Pro Bowl pass rusher Greg Hardy is coming to Dallas on a one-year, incentive-laden deal.

Around The NFL's Gregg Rosenthal and Chris Wesseling rank the top 101 free agents. Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh leads the list. Now find out the other 100 names.

The Dallas Cowboys activated defensive end Demarcus Lawrence on Saturday, who was out with a broken foot. The team hopes the rookie can inject life into the pass rush.

Coach Jason Garrett told reporters Saturday that second-round defensive end Demarcus Lawrence should be activated in time for the team's Week 9 meeting with the Arizona Cardinals.

Nobody saw this coming from Tony Romo's Dallas Cowboys. Not even ownership. "I think that's fair to say, that it's better than we expected," Stephen Jones told Albert Breer. Check out the entire notebook.

Calvin Johnson missed practice a lot last season but still played Sundays. That doesn't look like it is changing in 2014, as he didn't practice Friday. What other injuries are we tracking?

Cornerback D.J. Hayden will miss at least six games this season. The 2013 first-round pick for the Oakland Raiders missed eight games his rookie year after being taken No. 12 overall.

Good news: Jaguars running back Toby Gerhart returned to practice while Lions defensive end Ezekiel "Ziggy" Ansah was activated off the team's PUP list. Catch up on the rest of Tuesday's injury news.

Lightning-quick St. Louis Rams defensive end Robert Quinn tops Around The League's preseason list of the NFL's best edge rushers. Where do the rest of the premier pass rushers rank?

We're looking back over the past 25 years to find out which schools can lay claim to the title of "Linebacker U" and the battle for No. 1 on our list comes down to two nasty in-state rivals.

Jerry Jones realizes just how horrible his Dallas Cowboys defense was in 2013, but the owner is trying to keep things positive. See what Jerruh had to say.

The Dallas Cowboys signed defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence on Wednesday. The second-round pick will attempt to replace the production of another DeMarcus -- he of the last name Ware -- on the team's weakened defense.

The Dallas Cowboys' Anthony Spencer might open the 2014 season on the Physically Unable to Perform list. Will the pass rusher be able to contribute at all this season?

Will Demarcus Lawrence plug the hole left by departed pass rusher DeMarcus Ware? Chris Wesseling breaks down the Cowboys' potential depth chart for the upcoming 2014 NFL season.

People might not talk about Justin Houston the way they do with some of the NFL's other star linebackers. But in this week's Reading the Defense, Marcas Grant gives Houston his due.

The Dallas Cowboys look like the best team in the NFC East, and they can overcome the loss of Anthony Spencer. Gregg Rosenthal also tells fans in San Francisco and San Diego not to overreact.