OXNARD, Calif. AP - Given that the Dallas Cowboys have gone 29 seasons since appearing in an NFC championship game - the longest drought in the conference - owner Jerry Jones has found himself occasionally considering whether to step down as general manager.
"Yes, momentary," Jones said Monday. "Small fractions of seconds, I promise you."
With his player personnel duties seemingly not changing anytime soon, Jones remains focused on how to get the Cowboys back to the Super Bowl. That seems unlikely to happen anytime soon without a happy, healthy and productive Micah Parsons in the fold, and the star defender's contract dispute was primary topic of discussion Monday before the start of training camp.
"There's nothing new about what we're talking about here today relative to contracts. That's been going on a long time now," Jones said.
"If you say, well, if you don't get him in you're going to lose the first two games, then go on to win the Super Bowl, well, we'll take that," he continued, referencing running back Emmitt Smith's 1993 holdout.