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Dallas Cowboys linebacker Leighton Vander Esch walks on the field before an NFL football game against the New York Jets, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023 in Arlington, Texas. Leighton Vander Esch retired Monday, March 18, 2024, after six NFL seasons, with the linebacker stepping away after missing 12 games for the Dallas Cowboys last year because of the latest in a series of neck injuries.(AP Photo/Sam Hodde, File) **FILE**

Vander Esch retires after multiple neck injuries with Cowboys

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Dallas Cowboys linebacker Leighton Vander Esch celebrates after recovering a New England Patriots' Mac Jones fumble and returning it for a touch down in the first half of an NFL football game in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Roger Steinman)

Cowboys score twice on defense in blowout of Patriots, Belichick’s worst loss

By Schuyler Dixon - Associated Press

Cowboys LB Vander Esch set to return from neck injury

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FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018, file photo, Dallas Cowboys outside linebacker Leighton Vander Esch, center, runs with the ball after intercepting a pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles in Philadelphia. Vander Esch has the Dallas rookie record for tackles in a game and the first interception by a first-year linebacker for the Cowboys since Sean Lee in eight years ago. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Vander Esch showing 1st-round talent as rookie for Cowboys

By SCHUYLER DIXON - Associated Press