IRVING, Texas, March 7 -- The Dallas Cowboys held on to a high-profile linebacker Wednesday, re-signing free agent Dexter Coakley to a six-year, $25 million contract. Coakley was among the best ...

Dexter Coakley. His speed and his athleticism were astounding. He quickly fit into a fast Dallas defense and became a play-maker from the start. He also had seven straight 100-tackle seasons.

Less than 24 hours after his eight-year tenure with the Dallas Cowboys ended, linebacker Dexter Coakley has a new home. The former Pro Bowl player on Wednesday afternoon reached a contract ...

SAN ANTONIO -- Dexter Coakley and Dat Nguyen don't measure up to what Bill Parcells usually looks for in his linebackers. They're both under 6 feet tall. Parcells has always preferred big linebackers.

COLUMBIA — It was never a goal. It was barely a dream. Dexter Coakley realized that when it came down to it, he was an undersized kid from South Carolina who was playing football because ...

Dickie Dingle wasn’t quite sure how to label Dexter Coakley in high school. Coakley was quicker than any of Dingle’s defensive backs but stronger than any of his linebackers. He was an ...

Until then, let’s take a look at the top five linebackers in the Cowboys’ history. Dexter Coakley was the best player on the Dallas Cowboys during some very disappointing years. Many people ...

Philadelphia, PA – What Dexter Coakley did on the field as a time recipient of the FCS defensive player of the year honor. But what the hard-hitting linebacker started doing off the field ...

Only one player has lifted the hardware in consecutive years: Appalachian State standout linebacker Dexter Coakley won in 1995 and '96, the first two seasons of the award’s history.

"If I knew someone that could be a great coach that would be Jason Witten but I was totally shocked," former Cowboys linebacker Dexter Coakley said. Teague is the head football coach at John Paul ...

Steve McNair, Brian Westbrook and Tony Romo are among the offensive standouts who have hoisted the Walter Payton Award since its inception in 1987, and Dexter Coakley and Jared Allen are among the ...