The Cowboys tried out Sandro DeAngelis, the most accurate kicker in CFL history, on Friday. DeAngelis worked out at the Cowboys' practice facility under the watchful eyes of head coach Wade Phillips, special-teams coach Joe DeCamillis, owner Jerry Jones and others. "Just to even have an opportunity to kick for an NFL team is living a dream," DeAngelis said.

A steroids trafficker from Plano claimed that he supplied quarterback Michael Vick with the drugs. David Jacobs told The Dallas Morning News before his death that he was Vick's supplier when the wuarterback played for the Falcons. The Morning News did not publish Jacobs' allegations because authorities at the time declined to confirm Vick was part of the Jacobs investigation. Vick was never implicated in the Jacobs steroids case. He was released from home confinement in late July after being sentenced to nearly two years in prison for his role in a dog-fighting ring.

The Cowboys would like to sign wide receiver Miles Austin to a long-term deal this offseason. However, Dallas owner Jerry Jones doesn't want to make things complicated with the restricted free agent. Jones says he saw enough from Austin, who had a great 11-game stretch as a starter that landed him in the Pro Bowl, to warrant a long-term contract. "Yes," Jones said. "That's all I'm going to say, but the answer is yes."

Jerry Jones is interested in signing breakout wide receiver Miles Austin to a long-term contract. "Yes," Jones said Thursday. "That's all I'm going to say, but the answer is yes." Jones isn't ready to give up on Roy Williams, however. "You look at his talent, you look at his potential, you look at his contract," Jones said. "You look at how he came early and stayed late, tried to improve, looked for ways to maximize his value. All of those things are a major consideration. His contract is a major consideration. "Do you compromise your football team? No. I've done far more than that financially in thinking at the time I've compromised the football team. I do not think that is the case with Roy. ... We've got a player that has the will and has the ability."

The Cowboys have signed Wade Phillips to a contract extension through 2012. Team owner Jerry Jones confirmed earlier this week that he had picked up an option on Phillips' contract for next season.

The Washington Redskins will install new ?punter-proof? video boards in each of the end zones at FedEx Field. The screens -- 100-foot-wide, state-of-the-art high definition LED displays -- will triple the size of the two existing end zone video displays. In addition, the team will enhance the fans? game-day experience with all-new game clocks, play clocks, and other in-stadium video displays. ?Dan Snyder asked us to identify the technologies that would deliver a spectacular game-day experience to fans,? said David Donovan, the team?s Chief Operating Officer. ?These upgrades to true HD video boards and control room will allow us to carry high-quality, multiple-angle replays, live game action and game graphics, as well as more frequent out-of-town scores.?

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has confirmed reports that coach Wade Phillips will return to Dallas. Jones told ESPN that he's working on a contract extension for Phillips, which would keep him in town through the 2011 season. "I'm certainly interested in Wade being back, and everything is a go," Jones said Tuesday. "We had a long visit about that and all matters of our team [Monday]. We'll have a couple more meetings before we meet with our media."

The Cowboys will retain Wade Phillips as head coach, a high-ranking team source said Monday. There has been no decision on whether to negotiate an extension of Phillips' current contract, the source said. The Cowboys control Phillips' fate because they have an option for the 2010 season under terms of Phillips' original contract that will play him close to the $3 million he earned this season. The Cowboys have made no official decision or announcement on Phillips' future.

Roy Williams was again a non-factor in Sunday's loss to the Vikings. "I didn't get a ball today, and I didn't get a look at today. It just happens," Williams said. "It's frustrating. It pisses me off, especially when we lose and especially when I feel like I have a mismatch. I got a 5-10 corner [covering me, Dontonio Wingfield], but hey, you know, I will continue to work hard in the offseason and it will come back around." The Cowboys still owe Williams $21 million guaranteed, including more than $9 million in 2010 even if he's not on the roster. Williams said a few weeks ago he doesn't expect to get released after just his second season with the club. "Now, next year," he said in late December, "if this is the same thing going on, then I'll be like, 'Oh [expletive], I've got to get my [expletive] together.' But right now, no. It's play ball. I'm good."

The Cowboys are expected to give head coach Wade Phillips a contract extension, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. News broke earlier this weekend that Dallas would pick up Phillips' option for the 2010 season, but Schefter reports that an additional year will likely be added to the contract.