Calvin Watkins

Sports Columnist and Podcast Host

Dallas, USA

About Calvin

Calvin Watkins is a sports columnist for The Dallas Morning News. He has been covering the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers for over 10 years. Watkins is known for his insightful analysis and opinion pieces on sports. He has written several books on sports and has been a frequent guest on local and national media outlets. Watkins is a native of Texas and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin. He has been married to his wife, Lisa, for over 10 years.

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Recent Appearances

SportsDay Insider: Cowboys coaches, Rangers’ prospects and burgers and chili

The Dallas Morning News•Jan 28, 2026•1:01:10•host

SportsDay Insider: Can the Cowboys afford to pay George Pickens? Plus, Rangers, CFP talk

The Dallas Morning News•Dec 11, 2025•59:38•host

Calvin Watkins

About Calvin

Associated Podcasts

The Dallas Morning News

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Recent Appearances

SportsDay Insider: Cowboys coaches, Rangers’ prospects and burgers and chili

SportsDay Insider: Can the Cowboys afford to pay George Pickens? Plus, Rangers, CFP talk

Key Topics

SportsDay Insider: Optimistic about Cowboys’ surge, Rangers’ moves and Texas college football

SportsDay Insider: Fired Nico, Cowboys' grief and what will Texas do in Georgia?

SportsDay Insider: Cowboys’ disaster, Aggies’ title hopes and a World Series for the ages

SportsDay Insider: Cowboys’ awful defense, Rangers’ skipper and a college football boomtime in Texas

SportsDay Insider: Cowboys’ sloppy win, Rangers in Houston and Aggies on a roll

SportsDay Insider: Cowboys without Parsons, Arch Sadness and Rangers back from the dead?

SportsDay Insider: Cowboys and Rangers, our very own apocalypse

SportsDay Insider: Would the Cowboys really trade Micah Parsons?

SportsDay Insider: Did Jerry Jones really slight Micah Parsons and Dak Prescott?

SportsDay Cowboys: Free agency preview ... who stays, who goes and our top GM moves

SportsDay Cowboys: Our analysis of the Michael Irvin situation, Super Bowl LVII, offseason issues

SportsDay Cowboys: Cowboys-49ers autopsy, free agent decisions, Ezekiel Elliott contract problem

SportsDay Cowboys: 49ers playoff preview, our predictions, Ezekiel Elliott’s cloudy future

SportsDay Cowboys: Cowboys-Bucs playoff preview, predictions, and an interview with Babe Laufenberg

SportsDay Cowboys: Dallas answered its preseason questions, but what about these playoff concerns?

SportsDay Cowboys: Micah Parsons’ usage rate, NBC 5’s Newy Scruggs, sun burned at AT&T Stadium

SportsDay Cowboys: Cowboys-Eagles preview, interview with NBC’s John Clark, answering your questions

SportsDay Cowboys: Injury concerns, Dak Prescott’s interceptions, interview with rookie Damone Clark