Jerry Jones: The Cowboys “Are Still in the Fight”
FRISCO, Texas – Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones isn’t giving up on the 2025 season, despite his team’s 2-3-1 record. After Sunday’s loss to the Carolina Panthers, Jones remained optimistic thanks to the Washington Commanders’ loss to the Chicago Bears, which keeps the Cowboys in contention in the NFC East. The Philadelphia Eagles lead the division with a 4-2 record, but they have lost two consecutive games. The Commanders are 3-3 and will visit AT&T Stadium on Sunday.“The last thing on my mind is being out of the running.” The NFL trade deadline is in three weeks. The Cowboys have additional first-round picks in 2026 and 2027 from the Micah Parsons trade and $31 million in salary cap space. In 2018, the Cowboys were 3-4 and were having offensive problems, which led to a trade for wide receiver Amari Cooper from the Raiders in exchange for a first-round pick. The Cowboys won seven of their last nine games and reached the divisional round of the playoffs. Is there a trade like the one for Amari Cooper to help a defense that is last in the league in yards per game (411.7) and second-to-last in points per game (30.7)?“It just reminded me that we’re still in the fight,” Jones said, adding, “I see a lot of parity and then you add the factor that these teams are compromised with injuries, and we can have them too, but if we have a good run in the coming weeks with our injury situation and the return of injured players and we can get some wins,” before adding how “animated” he is by his team’s prospects given quarterback Dak Prescott’s stellar play so far this season.
Jerry Jones
Jones mentioned a financial reason for the transfer of Micah Parsons for Kenny Clark. Even without a contract extension, Parsons was going to count $21 million against the Cowboys’ salary cap. Clark is counting approximately $2 million.“Well, if there’s a trade that would help the defense, we’re in a position to make that trade,” Jones said.
Jerry Jones
The Cowboys have struggled at all levels of their defense. While Jones said he likes the depth of the pass rush, the Cowboys only have 11 sacks. The linebacker play has been inconsistent and the secondary has given up too many big plays. The Cowboys might not have all their defensive answers, from scheme adjustments to players returning to health, before the trade deadline. Jones said linebacker DeMarvion Overshown could return after the November 9 bye week, but he is recovering from a tear of three ligaments in his right knee. Rookie cornerback Shavon Revel Jr. could also debut after rehabilitating from a torn ACL.“That alone has increased our flexibility to be able to analyze possible transfers at this time, whereas before you might have had cramps in your hand,” he said. “So we are in a position to analyze a transfer. That doesn’t mean we’re going to make one.”
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“We will weigh what the probabilities are that the players we have will return, how that will impact where this team will be compared to whether we should add a player in a trade,” Jones said. “And I don’t have a trade in mind. At all. And that comes up at this point if someone is on the phone calling.”
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