Dallas can suddenly address needs at RB, LB and interior OL without having to reach.
Dallas Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones and owner and general manager Jerry Jones address reporters during a press conference at The Star after the team selected Oklahoma offensive lineman Tyler Guyton at No. 29 overall in 2024 NFL draft on Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Frisco.FRISCO — As Jerry and Stephen Jones were walking out of The Star early Friday morning, the son turned to his father as the door closed.
The trade Dallas swung with Detroit lends a completely different feel to the second night of this draft. With three picks — Nos. 56, 73 and 87 — the Cowboyswithout having to reach due to that troubling, 87-pick gap from their third-round pick until Saturday’s proceedings are underway.Three teams had expressed an interest in the Cowboys’ pick at No. 24 in the first round. When the team was on the clock a fourth called.“It’s really interesting. And it’s on the clock.
Four different people in the Cowboys draft room dealt with each team and passed the information along to Jerry Jones. Then the room engaged in a short debate.“The biggest thing was not to go back too far,’’ Stephen Jones said. “We knew that we had a group of players there that we were still going to walk away and be very fired up, regardless of which player fell to us.’’A deal with the Lions would require moving back five spots.
After Detroit took corner Terrion Arnold, three players on the Cowboys board went in the next three picks. Only Kansas City took stood between Dallas and Guyton.“Can you live with losing one guy you can get right there?’’ Jerry Jones said. “If you can’t, you’d better take him.“It sounds obvious, but the one thing better than a four is getting a three,’’ Stephen Jones said.
Catch David Moore on Cowboys Happy Hour on The Ticket on Tuesday night at 7 o’clock in April.Cowboys owner Jerry Jones praises Texas RB Jonathon Brooks ahead of Day 2 of NFL draft, Cowboys Insider. David is in his 4th decade of covering sports on the DFW scene. You know what that means. He's old.
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