Leave it to Jerry Jones to steal headlines — and maybe throw a curveball at the 2025 NFL Draft.
In a classic pre-draft move, Jones recently hyped up the remaining running backs ahead of the Cowboys’ No. 44 pick. But seasoned Cowboys watchers know better: when Jerry talks, you listen carefully between the lines.
This isn’t the first time the Cowboys have played the media game. Before the first round, rumors swirled about Dallas targeting a wide receiver. What did they actually do? Lock down the trenches with Alabama guard Tyler Booker. This organization knows when to sell a storyline and when to pull the trigger on their real needs.
Sources close to the situation suggest that while Jerry is praising running backs in public, behind closed doors Dallas could be locked onto a defensive tackle or linebacker. With the departures and injuries hitting the Cowboys’ front seven, reinforcing the defense would be a smart, long-term move — one you don’t announce to the world if you want to get your guy without a bidding war.
It’s all vintage Jerry: talk up one position, make rivals second-guess, then strike somewhere unexpected. If history repeats itself, Cowboys fans might want to start scouting the top defenders still on the board, not just the flashy ball carriers.
Is the smokescreen real? We’ll find out soon enough. But in Jerry World, the only certainty is that you can’t trust everything you hear — especially two days before Draft Night.
