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    NFL reporter Ed Werder lands new job covering Cowboys after stunning ESPN exit

    By Ryan Glasspiegel,

    2024-09-03

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    Almost like furniture, Ed Werder remains on the Cowboys beat.

    The longtime former ESPN NFL reporter announced Tuesday that he is joining Dallas-area ABC affiliate WFAA’s coverage of the Cowboys, who he first started covering in 1992 while at the Dallas Morning News.

    Earlier this year, Werder, 64, was let go from ESPN for the second time , as he’d previously been laid off in 2017 before re-joining the network in 2019.

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    Longtime former ESPN reporter Ed Werder has landed at WFAA in Dallas. AP

    “I’m honored and excited for the opportunity to join the talented WFAA team this season as we expand coverage of the Dallas Cowboys in what should prove to be to one of the most fascinating seasons in franchise history,” Werder said in a statement.

    “I look forward to providing coverage on television and online, using my vast experience and institutional knowledge of the Cowboys — combined with trusted relationships formed throughout the NFL — to bring unparalleled reporting depth and unique perspective to our audiences. Having spent the past 32 years in DFW, I know each of my teammates, respect their journalism and the work they do — and look forward to the great things we can accomplish together.”

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    Werder chronicled the Cowboys’ three Super Bowl championships in the 1990s, with the famous breakup of Jerry Jones and Jimmy Johnson coming in between the second and third.

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    While Werder implied that his exit from ESPN this past May was not a mutual decision, he expressed gratitude for his 26 years at the network.

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    Ed Werder and Troy Aikman in 2019. AP

    “I would be remiss if I didn’t express appreciation to my incredible colleagues and to the players, coaches and other NFL team members who trusted me with their unique insight when covering their games or breaking news,” Werder wrote at the time. “I’ve created some incredible lifelong memories.

    “My gratitude to all who have been in the audience, and I remain thankful to have been provided the most coveted platform in broadcast journalism.

    “While this marks the end of my partnership with ESPN, I expect to continue working because, as so many studio hosts have proclaimed – and I still devoutly believe – ‘Ed Werder has more.’”

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