Jason Witten News

The 2012 season of the NFL was a fun one to watch. Adrian Peterson was 9 yards short of the single season rushing record.

The Dallas Cowboys have several players who are 25 and under that they heavily rely on.

The Dallas Cowboys now have three pass-catching tight ends on their roster, each with their own unique skill set.

A lot of folks were surprised when the Dallas Cowboys selected San Diego State tight end Gavin Escobar in the second round of last month's draft, not because Escobar isn't a solid pick but because the team had just drafted a tight end last year in the University of Oklahoma's James Hanna .

Tight end Jason Witten of the Dallas Cowboys looks on prior to playing against the New York Giants Earlier this week, I noted that when the Cowboys split Jason Witten out wide in a Shotgun formation, they pass almost all of the time.

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant is known for being a very talented wide receiver who is filled with potential.

NFC East: Dallas - The Cowboys over reached throughout the draft starting with their first round selection of Travis Frederick.

Here, I will predict the entire 2013 NFL Season. I will do one every few days leading up to the NFL 2013 kickoff in September.

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Tony Romo #9 of the Dallas Cowboys hands the ball off to DeMarco Murray #29 of the Dallas Cowboys against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Cowboys Stadium on December 16, 2012 in Arlington, Texas.

I have mentioned this in several comments and got quite a bit of doubt and some scorn, so I'm laying the full argument out in a Fanpost.

So what does Jerry Jones mean exactly when he says Tony Romo will be putting in " Peyton Manning -type time" at the Dallas Cowboys facility after signing his contract extension ? The Cowboys owner/general manager shed some light on his thinking during a Monday call-in spot on Sirius XM Radio with NFL.com senior analyst Gil Brandt.

Gavin Escobar, one of the best receiving tight ends in college football the past two seasons, joins Jason Witten and James Hanna in the Dallas Cowboys' tight ends room.

Every year in the NFL , there are players who seemingly come out of left field and have a great season.

After drafting Gavin Escobar in the second round, they decided to change their base offense to incorporate two tight end sets with Escobar and Pro Bowl Jason Witten.

The Cowboys have a storied history of finding players among the ranks of the undrafted college free agents.

The misfortunes of this unit have been well documented by almost every analyst in the country including the hometown guys on DallasCowboys.com . Why do we all keep beating a dead horse? Well maybe it's because the underachievement by this "oh-so-important" piece in this offense have held this team back in recent memory.

It's not Michael Irvin . It's not Jerry Rice , nor is it Marshall Faulk . All of those Hall of Famers are eclipsed by one of the most underrated receivers in the modern NFL: Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten has 806 receptions, the most most by any player in NFL history through age 30.

So, here we are, in the early days of May. The first wave and subsequent secondary wave of free agency is pretty much complete.

The Dallas Cowboys have talked about moving towards a different offense in 2013, something that was revealed only after the NFL Draft concluded.