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Stephen Jones, son of the owner and CEO of the Dallas Cowboys, Jerry Jones, has some rather harsh words about Trevon Diggs.
The two-time Pro Bowl cornerback had a premature end to the 2024 season after reinjuring his knee. During Monday's practice, he told All DLLS' Clarence Hill Jr. that he was progressing well enough in his rehab that he could be ready to return to play by September.
Jones, however, was less positive about the situation, saying on 105.3 The Fan:
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Cowboys EVP Stephen Jones on
@1053thefan
on the team’s dispute with Trevon Diggs:
“We expect leadership and we expect him to be here. He paid the price for not being here, but we’re paying a price too. We feel like he’d be further along had he done his rehab here. He might differ with that.”
He also discussed the Cowboys' plan at left tackle after Tyler Guyton's knee injury, singling out the 2024, 29th pick's batchmate, Nate Thomas:
“He’s having a really good camp for us, he’s exceeded expectations, he’s serious-minded about what he’s doing out there. The coaches are really liking what he’s doing out there.”It follows on from head coach Brian Schottenheimer's praise of the seventh-rounder last week:
“He’s doing great… He worked his ass off getting back. He had a great spring, worked incredibly hard and was here all the time. We’re moving him around, he’s playing multiple spots. He looks really good right now at tackle. He’s a big guy that’s hard to get around. I love that flexibility that he brings.”Cowboys HC Brian Schottenheimer gave us a name yesterday that might be off the radar, but he said to keep an eye out for:
"A guy to watch out for is Nate Thomas. He's doing great. He's a guy we didn't get to see a lot of football out of last year. He's been great."
After being drafted in the seventh round of the 2024 draft, Thomas missed all of his rookie year after suffering from knee tendinitis.
"He worked his ass off getting back. He had a great spring, worked incredibly hard and was here all the time. We're moving him around, he's playing multiple spots. He looks really good right now at tackle. He's a big guy that's hard to get around. I love that flexibility that he brings."
Stephen Jones fires back at notions of Cowboys "dragging out" negotiations
The biggest issue currently facing Stephen Jones and the Cowboys is Micah Parsons' contract extension. It had been a topic ever since his fifth-year option was picked up last year, but the clamor has only intensified ahead of the upcoming season.
In the same podcast appearance, Jones refuted claims that the organization was "dragging out" negotiations with the pass rusher and other players:
“We don’t agree on that... We do deals when there’s an opportunity to do a deal. Certainly, no one knows what goes on internally with a particular negotiation. Sometimes players and agents aren’t ready to pull the trigger until they see other cards played.”Cowboys EVP Stephen Jones on
@1053thefan
on how they handle their top players' contract negotiations: "I don't think there is a pattern here."
On if the Cowboys drag out deals to get engagement from the media: "We don't agree on that. We don't drag deals out. We do deals when there's an opportunity to do a deal. Certainly, no one knows what goes on internally with a particular negotiation. Sometimes players and agents aren't ready to pull the trigger until they see other cards played.
"What we're not going to do is go out and do something that's not responsible in terms of just in the name of getting a deal done one month earlier go do it and pay the guy another $5 million of your cap space. Especially when you're dealing, in our particular case, internally with guys who are homegrown here and we feel like they want to be here. I felt like Dak wanted to be here. I always felt like CeeDee wanted to be here."
On Monday, Stephen Jones was seen talking with Joe Panos, the agent of guard Tyler Smith, who is in the last regular year of his rookie deal.
Other Cowboys players who will become free agents after 2025 are cornerback DaRon Bland and kicker Brandon Aubrey.
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