Jerry Jones on possible Dallas Cowboys trade: Don’t come by unless you want to be struck
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was in a good mood on Thursday.
He walked over the media during practice with the pretense of wanting to just say hello.
But Jones wanted to make some things clear about his attitude and aggressiveness heading into Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline.
First things first, Jones said the Cowboys (4-2), who play the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday at AT&T Stadium, have been scouring the market for prospective deals to help improve the team.
But as of now, nothing is imminent.
“I don’t think there’s anything at a level that would that I would expect to do anything,” Jones said. “I don’t see anything heated up to a level that would cause something happen.’
Jones said he likes his team and the current roster but there are no deals that make sense on the table for the Cowboys right now.
“It’s both as you all know, that’s a two-edged answer,” Jones said. “I do like this roster. Would I improve it if given an opportunity and it made a lot of sense? Of course, we would. But if we don’t do anything at this trade deadline, we’ve got a team in my mind that can get us where we want to go.”
Jones said the Cowboys have the makings of a Super Bowl contender as they are currently constructed.
He believes in his team and is confident they can finally end 28-year drought and reach the Super Bowl for the first time since 1995.
Jones also warned that it would wrong to suggest his attitude toward the team’s trade possibilities as a lack of aggression or a unwillingness to go for it.
”I’m by nature a risk taker,’’ Jones said. “Don’t come by unless you want to be struck at. So we will trade. There’s no mistake about it. We will make a deal and but it’s certainly got a high bar because I like our team.”
This story was originally published October 26, 2023 at 1:07 PM.
