(AP) — The first member of the Navajo Nation to play in the NFL received a hero's welcome Monday in New Mexico, where he signed footballs and jerseys and posed with fans for photos on Indigenous Peoples Day.Hundreds of people dressed in ribbon skirts, turquoise jewelry and Cowboys gear gathered in a park in Albuquerque to honor Shiyazh Pete, who played briefly with the Dallas Cowboys.

Shiyazh Pete, an undrafted rookie whose locker-room speech after a recent Dallas Cowboys preseason game went viral, returned to his alma mater this week to offer words of wisdom to the students at Shiprock High School. Pete, a 2021 SHS graduate, played collegiately at New Mexico State and Kentucky and is attempting to be the first member of the Navajo Nation to make an NFL roster. The Cowboys ...

The Dallas Cowboys, like every NFL team right now, are trying to make some tough roster decisions.There have already been some big-name players like Denzel Mims who are no longer on the team. Not every decision will be popular, but players have to go to make room for 53 spots.Dallas has until 5:00 pm CST […] The post Cowboys Waive 6-Foot-9, 309-Pound Fan Favorite Before 53-Man Roster Deadline appeared first on HEAVY.

Cowboys offensive lineman Shiyazh Pete became a feel-good story during the preseason, but not all stories have a happy ending.

The Dallas Cowboys have cut OL Shiyazh Pete, the first Navajo to sign with an NFL team.

After a historic preseason debut fueled by deafening ovations and tribal pride, the first Navajo player in NFL history faces a crossroads following his release in Dallas.

After a historic preseason debut fueled by deafening ovations and tribal pride, the first Navajo player in NFL history faces a crossroads following his release in Dallas.

Actions on the field, not words spoken in a locker room, will determine whether Shiyazh Pete makes the Dallas Cowboys’ final 2026 roster — or, if not, whether he gets a chance with another NFL team. Yet, words the former New Mexico State Aggie uttered on Saturday have reverberated far beyond the bowels of State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. That night, the Cowboys defeated the Arizona ...

His 6 plays weren't the difference in the Cowboys' 34-13 win. But they meant everything to the members of Navajo Nation there to watch Shiyazh Pete.