Darren Woodson is excited to watch Caleb Downs play for the Dallas Cowboys

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Former Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl champion safety Darren Woodson believes in the 2026 Dallas Cowboys. "I am, all the way." Woodson said this time the Cowboys seem focused on both sides of the ball. This summer, they go through the draft, they draft Caleb Downs, they start focusing on the defensive side of the football.

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• I watched him on the transition to Ohio State, and I just thought this kid was different," Woodson said.
• When he looks at rookie Caleb Downs, a guy insiders are comparing to Woodson, he sees it.
• I'm a fan, I'm a fan of football, but I'm also a fan of great football players, like guys who study the game and who are all the way in.
• He was part of a Cowboys dynasty that won three Super Bowls, not that he's satisfied.
• We got three out of it, but we could have probably won four or five championships," Woodson said.

What to take from it

While football made Woodson famous, these days it's family and business shaping this chapter. He's a partner in commercial real estate and a co-founder of software company Counterfind, and he's especially enjoying something he didn't get nearly enough of during his...

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Call it optimism or call it the Kool-Aid.Woodson is drinking it. "Oh, I'm drinking the Kool-Aid," Woodson said. "You're seeing this front office make changes on the fly.