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Cowboys Safety Hamlin Fined for Eagles Cheap Shots!!!

The NFL announced that Cowboys safety Ken Hamlin was fined $12,500 for two unnecessary roughness violations in the NFC wild card game vs. the Eagles.

Hamlin hit Eagles tight end Brent Celek in the chin and Jeremy Maclin out of bounds. The referees ruled that Hamlin's hit was illegal because Celek was a defenseless receiver and he nailed Maclin after the play was over.

They were Eagles they deserved to get hit.  Just Kidding! No reason to take shots at people it's a dumb play that you can't and won't get away with in the playoffs.  A penalty like that can change a game.

Dallas Cowboys Complete 53-Man Roster - Pick up Bengals Safety Marvin White!!!

White will add depth to the Cowboys Safety core of Hamlin ans Sensabaugh.

He is a solid player check out his stats:

Birth Date December 5, 1983 Birth Place Port Barre, LA Height 6-1 Weight 205 lbs.

Age 25 Position S Experience 3 years College Texas Christian

Stats Overview	Tackles						Misc		Interceptions
SPLIT	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	STF	STFY	FF	BK	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	PD
2008	68	53	15	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	4
Career	88	68	20	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	8

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In other waivers news the Cowboys fifth-round pick DeAngelo Smith, who played both safety and corner was cut on Saturday. but was claimed off waivers by the Browns.  Good Luck to him.

Dallas Cowboys 2009: SS Sensabaugh fitting in??? Video

Off season acquisition, Gerald Sensabaugh looks to be fitting into the Cowboys new look defense nicely.  Coming from Jacksonville it was known that Sensabaugh could play the question was could he keep out of trouble.  Looks like he is going to wear #43.

Check out the video:

http://www.dallasnews.com/video/index.html?nvid=369700&shu=1

Cowboys Safety Ken Hamlin is Locked and Loaded$$$!

The Dallas Cowboys re-signed safety Ken Hamlin to a $39 million, six-year deal that includes a $9 million signing bonus and guarantees the Pro Bowl safety about $15 million.  Hamlin after coming to Dallas on a $2.5 million free-agent deal following four years in Seattle, the 27-year-old Hamlin set career highs with five interceptions and 102 tackles for the Cowboys last season. He was a starter for the NFC in his first Pro Bowl in February.

Hamlin didn't participate in off season workouts and had said that he would not play in 2008 because he refused to sign a one-year, $4.4 million deal after the Cowboys in February designated him as their franchise player.  And why should a Pro Bowl level franchise player going into his sixth season sign a one year deal.  Not only is he great on the field but he’s clearly smart off the field.

REMINDER TO ALL COWBOYS FANS: DEFENSE WINS SUPER BOWLS!

The Cowboys also gave new long-term contracts this off season to four other Pro Bowlers: receiver Terrell Owens, left tackle Flozell Adams, running back Marion Barber and cornerback Terence Newman.

Williams Big Key to 2008 Success

Strong safety Roy Williams has had so much speculation surrounding him this off season. Can he return to the form in which he played a few years ago when he was one of the best in the game? Has he turned people off with his comments about playing in Wade Phillips defensive scheme? He struggled in coverage last season and one has to question whether it is the scheme or if Williams has lost a step.

At 27 he is still young. But the NFL is a brutal game and the loss of a split second in speed or reaction time can be the difference between a Pro Bowler and a retired player. Roy had 115 tackles but didn't have a sack or a stop behind the line of scrimmage.

The controversy continued when he missed an OTA for a family vacation then had a private meeting with the teams defensive coaches about his role on the team.

Put all of these things aside though and a good season from Williams could make Dallas the best secondary in the league. The Cowboys have improved the cornerback position with rookies Mike Jenkins and Orlando Scandrick and possibly Pacman Jones. They also expect Pro Bowl free safety Ken Hamlin to return.

The Cowboys need the stir around Williams to stop and Roy to step up, prove his critics wrong, and have the best season of his career. I think his best years could still be ahead of him. Does he believe that? Maybe changing his number back to his college number of 38 will help. If not, it could spell trouble for the Boys.