Talk of a second NFL team in the Dallas/Ft. Worth metroplex has been a heavy topic of discussion for months now. And recently, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson added fuel to that fire, tweeting his desire for a second franchise.
As one of the most influential sports figures in the world, however, Jerry Jones is in a unique position to get in the way of something like that.
And on Wednesday, Jones quickly shot down any possibility of a second DFW franchise.
“Well, I like the mayor,” Jones told Calvin Watkins of The Dallas Morning News. “I like him personally, but he doesn’t have the depth. He doesn’t have the knowledge that others have regarding how unique Dallas is and how we enjoy the interest in the Cowboys. He wouldn’t want to water that down as it relates to Dallas if he knew as much, and has spent as much time in sports as I have.”
Jones didn't stop there, however, and even went as far to nix the idea of a new franchise coming to the state of Texas in general, regardless of the location.
“That’s correct,” Jones said. “That is correct. . . . You can be rest assured that you would not have the NFL supporting another team because of the kind of value that the game and the NFL receives of having [the] Dallas Cowboys as one of its marquee teams and again, logic tells you [the NFL] wouldn’t want to water that down.”
It seems for now, the NFL may be determined to expand. But if it is going to happen in Texas, it appears they will have to circumvent Jones first.
