Todd Brock
@toddbrock.bsky.social
Contributor, Cowboys Wire. Published author. TV producer. Emmy winner. Potty mouth. Smart-ass. Oxford comma devotee. Pecan pie enthusiast. Nerd.
When you’re a top-3 pick, you’re expected to become a household name. That hasn’t happened for Solomon Thomas. Dallas may be his last best chance.
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Cowboys to sign Dallas native, former No. 3 overall DT pick who's made over $40 million
Solomon Thomas played high school ball just outside Dallas. Now the former No. 3 overall draft pick comes home to reunite with his NYJ position coach.
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March 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
When you’re a top-3 pick, you’re expected to become a household name. That hasn’t happened for Solomon Thomas. Dallas may be his last best chance.
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The NFL's most penalized player will now have Micah Parsons all up in his grill for 2 whole games every season.
Breaking: The Houston Texans are trading five-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil to the Washington Commanders for a package of picks, sources tell Adam Schefter.
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March 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The NFL's most penalized player will now have Micah Parsons all up in his grill for 2 whole games every season.
One of this defense’s next-gen stars was secured over the weekend.
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Cowboys reward free agent backup with half-guaranteed, $12 million new deal
Bell has gone from UDFA to safety to linebacker and then to special teams playmaker. Now he'll have a chance at a starting role in Dallas in 2025.
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March 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
One of this defense’s next-gen stars was secured over the weekend.
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His cars stop working if you wash them. His space rockets explode just after takeoff. This is the least surprising development ever. Genius, my ass.
March 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
His cars stop working if you wash them. His space rockets explode just after takeoff. This is the least surprising development ever. Genius, my ass.
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Writing is 99% self-loathing and beating yourself up and 1% getting down a good sentence and being like, yeah that one's a banger.
March 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Writing is 99% self-loathing and beating yourself up and 1% getting down a good sentence and being like, yeah that one's a banger.
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If I had a band or a label, I would do a punk cover of "No More Kings" from Schoolhouse Rock. And then I would gather a bunch of people to write a whole album of next-generation Schoolhouse Rock songs, with songs about Social Security and Medicaid and NOAA. I am not kidding in the least.
SchoolHouse Rock - No More Kings
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February 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
If I had a band or a label, I would do a punk cover of "No More Kings" from Schoolhouse Rock. And then I would gather a bunch of people to write a whole album of next-generation Schoolhouse Rock songs, with songs about Social Security and Medicaid and NOAA. I am not kidding in the least.
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In response to Trump’s assertion, “He who saves his Country does not violate any Law,” we say:
The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants.
The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants.
February 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
In response to Trump’s assertion, “He who saves his Country does not violate any Law,” we say:
The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants.
The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants.
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“We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests.” -FDR, 1941
February 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
“We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests.” -FDR, 1941
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Okay, pardon us, but F this. America, you’ve got to stand up.
February 6, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Okay, pardon us, but F this. America, you’ve got to stand up.
So we’re all agreed that we’re going to use 11/4/24 as the restore point when we reformat this piece of shit, right?
February 2, 2025 at 12:40 AM
So we’re all agreed that we’re going to use 11/4/24 as the restore point when we reformat this piece of shit, right?
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Feels like we are living in the first third of a Star Wars opening crawl
February 1, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Feels like we are living in the first third of a Star Wars opening crawl
FWIW, Schottenheimer's name is the one I most consistently screw up when I'm typing, so that probably means he's the clear frontrunner for the job. #Cowboys
January 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
FWIW, Schottenheimer's name is the one I most consistently screw up when I'm typing, so that probably means he's the clear frontrunner for the job. #Cowboys
Mark Andrews got #Cowboys fans of a certain age remembering Jackie Smith. Here’s my profile from a while back on the man who was so much more than one fateful drop…
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Stars of the Cowboys' Past: Super Bowl drop doesn't define Jackie Smith's Hall of Fame career
For most athletes who make it to the NFL, reaching the Super Bowl is the ultimate goal. Sure, every kid in the backyard pretends to catch the pass in the end zone to win the championship, but for t…
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January 20, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Mark Andrews got #Cowboys fans of a certain age remembering Jackie Smith. Here’s my profile from a while back on the man who was so much more than one fateful drop…
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Big-Time Brock draws a big-time fine… um, but for what, exactly??? My latest for Cowboys Wire:
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Cowboys O-lineman draws curious fine for Week 18 moment that penalized Commanders
From @ToddBrock24f7: Washington lost 15 yards and a cheerleader got hit as a result, but Brock Hoffman drew a mysterious $5K fine. It’s hard to say what for.
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January 12, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Big-Time Brock draws a big-time fine… um, but for what, exactly??? My latest for Cowboys Wire:
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It is important for all Americans to understand that Donald Trump has no intention of leaving office after taking it on January 20.
None.
Do I think he has a plan in mind already? Probably not. But is he taking his Oath of Office as a man who expects American democracy to continue?
No, he is not.
None.
Do I think he has a plan in mind already? Probably not. But is he taking his Oath of Office as a man who expects American democracy to continue?
No, he is not.
January 5, 2025 at 1:24 PM
It is important for all Americans to understand that Donald Trump has no intention of leaving office after taking it on January 20.
None.
Do I think he has a plan in mind already? Probably not. But is he taking his Oath of Office as a man who expects American democracy to continue?
No, he is not.
None.
Do I think he has a plan in mind already? Probably not. But is he taking his Oath of Office as a man who expects American democracy to continue?
No, he is not.
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2025.
Day 1.
God help us.
Day 1.
God help us.
January 1, 2025 at 10:29 PM
2025.
Day 1.
God help us.
Day 1.
God help us.
There was a time in my professional life when I met a lot of celebrities. Actors, singers, athletes, authors, models, political leaders. I can count on one hand, though, the number of times I felt I was in the presence of actual greatness. 1/
December 30, 2024 at 1:49 AM
There was a time in my professional life when I met a lot of celebrities. Actors, singers, athletes, authors, models, political leaders. I can count on one hand, though, the number of times I felt I was in the presence of actual greatness. 1/
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Destroy this myth. Please share if you have visited and researched in a library this past year! RT And give a shout out to your favorite library you have ever visited.
December 21, 2024 at 12:49 AM
Destroy this myth. Please share if you have visited and researched in a library this past year! RT And give a shout out to your favorite library you have ever visited.
Here’s the outstanding explainer we all need for last night’s awesome weirdness.
Last night, my football dreams came true. A play I’ve yelling about online for about a decade happened in an actual NFL game—the first fair catch kick since 1978.
Here’s everything there is to know about this impossibly rare play, the NFL’s vestigial tailbone: open.substack.com/pub/rodgersh...
Here’s everything there is to know about this impossibly rare play, the NFL’s vestigial tailbone: open.substack.com/pub/rodgersh...
Everything you need to know about the fair catch kick, football's vestigial tailbone
Thursday night, the Chargers made history by converting on a play that hadn't been successful in FORTY SIX YEARS
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December 20, 2024 at 6:22 PM
Here’s the outstanding explainer we all need for last night’s awesome weirdness.
Dowdle, now Brooks. Coupla South Carolina guys showing out close to home.
December 15, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Dowdle, now Brooks. Coupla South Carolina guys showing out close to home.
Fox rocking Metallica’s “Sad But True” going to that last break. Could be the theme song for both Cowboys and Panthers this season.
December 15, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Fox rocking Metallica’s “Sad But True” going to that last break. Could be the theme song for both Cowboys and Panthers this season.