Another Jerry Jones Change? Cowboys Sign Caleb Downs And 6 Draft Picks
Cowboys secure six draft picks, including top talent Caleb Downs, signaling a new, proactive approach from Jerry Jones this offseason.
FRISCO - Jerry Jones vowed to change his ways this offseason, and his Dallas Cowboys transaction list on Friday could be used as more evidence that he's being true to his word. The Cowboys owner, reflecting on last year's 7-9-1 season and back-to-back years without a playoff appearance, has often this offseason talked of learning from his mistakes. So ...
he approved of the hiring of a new and rookie defensive coordinator - one he didn't know - in Christian Parker. He let head coach Brian Schottenheimer make that call, and Schottenheimer and Parker handpicked their entire defensive staff with the owner's rubber-stamp approval. Jones also promised more aggressiveness in Tier 1 free agency, and Dallas - while not quite "busting the budget,'' as he predicted - did spend to acquire Rashan Gary, Jalen Thompson and Cobie Durant, while also trading for Dee Winters.
(The Cowboys also took big swings at trading for Maxx Crosby and at signing star linebackers Nakobe Dean, Quay Walker and Devin Lloyd, if you care to count those. ) Along the way, Dallas got signatures from two All-Pros, with George Pickens on his $27. 3 million franchise tag contract and with Brandon Aubrey on a deal that will pay him $33 million over the next five years.
Cowboys First Look: Caleb Downs Hits Practice Field at The Star The Cowboys' coveted first-round pick has officially put on NFL threads ... though we think a number change could be on the upcoming agenda. And now comes another change of sorts, as the Cowboys, who sometimes drag their feet on signing their draft picks, are busy putting pen to paper with all of them.