Cowboys dispute report that Steelers were angered by trade down with Eagles
The Cowboys rained on Pittsburgh's draft parade on Thursday night, by trading out of the No. 20 spot and allowing the Eagles to draft receiver Makai Lemon at a time when the Steelers had Lemon on the phone . A report emerged that the Steelers weren’t happy with the Cowboys for giving the pick to the team that plucked Lemon.
On Saturday, the powers-that-be in Dallas addressed that claim. Via Jon Machota of The Athletic , Cowboys executive Stephen Jones said, " That’s not right . " Cowboys owner and G.
M. Jerry Jones added, "Not at all. " "I don’t want to get on their bad side,” Jerry Jones said.
“I’m sorry if they’re mad. But, boy, I’ll tell you what, we’ve had it happen to us a bunch of times. It [was] traded right out from under us.
" Jerry Jones explained that the Cowboys traded up one spot in round one with the Dolphins to avoid being jumped by someone else for safety Caleb Downs. That's how the draft works. All's fair.