{"id":47962,"date":"2026-05-16T04:06:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T04:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=47962"},"modified":"2026-05-16T04:06:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T04:06:52","slug":"just-48-hours-after-being-released-by-the-patriots-former-defensive-star-dremont-jones-shocks-the-nfl-by-publicly-expressing-his-desire-to-join-the-cowboys-even-willing-to-accept-l","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=47962","title":{"rendered":"Just 48 Hours After Being Released by the Patriots, Former Defensive Star Dre\u2019Mont Jones Shocks the NFL by Publicly Expressing His Desire to Join the Cowboys \u2014 Even Willing to Accept Less Money to Wear the Star..DT"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dallas, Texas \u2014 The NFL world erupted Tuesday after veteran defensive lineman\u00a0Dre’Mont Jones\u00a0publicly linked his future to the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0afterward nationwide recently emotionally.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Only forty eight hours after being released by the\u00a0New England Patriots, Jones reportedly made his admiration for Dallas unmistakably clear publicly afterward consistently nationwide recently emotionally.<\/p>\n

League insiders quickly described the situation as one of the most surprising defensive developments of the entire 2026 NFL offseason afterward consistently publicly nationwide recently emotionally.<\/p>\n

Rather than quietly exploring free agency opportunities privately, Jones openly discussed his interest in joining one of football\u2019s most recognizable organizations afterward consistently publicly nationwide recently emotionally.<\/p>\n

The veteran defender reportedly believes Dallas provides the perfect stage for competing at the highest level while rebuilding his reputation nationally afterward consistently publicly nationwide recently emotionally.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to compete where expectations are massive and where every single game feels important because that pressure brings out the best football.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll absolutely take less money to wear the star because opportunities to play for the Cowboys and chase championships don\u2019t come around often.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The emotional comments immediately spread across sports media platforms, generating massive reactions from Cowboys supporters, NFL analysts, and former players nationwide afterward consistently publicly recently emotionally.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Jones built his NFL reputation through relentless effort, interior disruption, pass rushing versatility, and physical toughness against elite offensive lines afterward consistently publicly nationwide recently emotionally.<\/p>\n

Across his professional career, the veteran defensive lineman accumulated thirty seven and a half sacks while appearing in more than one hundred NFL games afterward consistently publicly nationwide recently emotionally.<\/p>\n

Although his Patriots tenure ended unexpectedly, league observers still believe Jones remains capable of contributing meaningful production within an aggressive defensive system afterward consistently publicly nationwide recently emotionally.<\/p>\n

That possibility becomes especially intriguing considering Dallas continues emphasizing defensive speed, pressure packages, and front seven depth entering the 2026 season afterward consistently publicly nationwide recently emotionally.<\/p>\n

Several NFL executives privately admitted Jones could thrive within Dallas\u2019 aggressive defensive philosophy while benefiting from the team\u2019s highly competitive environment afterward consistently publicly nationwide recently emotionally.<\/p>\n

The Cowboys remain focused on strengthening roster depth while pursuing another deep postseason run under head coach\u00a0Brian Schottenheimer\u00a0afterward consistently publicly nationwide recently emotionally.<\/p>\n

Adding a proven veteran like Jones could provide important rotational support and valuable experience throughout Dallas\u2019 defensive front afterward consistently publicly nationwide recently emotionally.<\/p>\n

League insiders also believe Jones values the visibility and pressure associated with representing America\u2019s Team every Sunday afterward consistently publicly nationwide recently emotionally.<\/p>\n

Inside NFL circles, many players reportedly continue viewing Dallas as one of football\u2019s biggest competitive stages despite the organization\u2019s recent championship drought afterward consistently publicly nationwide recently emotionally.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Cowboys supporters flooded social media following Jones\u2019 comments, celebrating the possibility of another experienced defender potentially joining the roster afterward consistently publicly nationwide recently emotionally.<\/p>\n

One veteran NFL scout privately described the potential move as\u00a0\u201ca dangerous low cost gamble\u201d<\/em>\u00a0capable of strengthening Dallas\u2019 playoff ambitions immediately afterward consistently publicly nationwide recently emotionally.<\/p>\n

If Dre\u2019Mont Jones ultimately signs with the Cowboys, the move would send a powerful message across football entering 2026: Dallas remains aggressively committed to chasing another Lombardi Trophy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dallas, Texas \u2014 The NFL world erupted Tuesday after veteran defensive lineman\u00a0Dre’Mont Jones\u00a0publicly linked his future to the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0afterward nationwide recently emotionally. Only forty eight hours after… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":47963,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dallas-cowboys"],"yoast_head":"\nJust 48 Hours After Being Released by the Patriots, Former Defensive Star Dre\u2019Mont Jones Shocks the NFL by Publicly Expressing His Desire to Join the Cowboys \u2014 Even Willing to Accept Less Money to Wear the Star..DT - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=47962\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Just 48 Hours After Being Released by the Patriots, Former Defensive Star Dre\u2019Mont Jones Shocks the NFL by Publicly Expressing His Desire to Join the Cowboys \u2014 Even Willing to Accept Less Money to Wear the Star..DT - Breaking News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Dallas, Texas \u2014 The NFL world erupted Tuesday after veteran defensive lineman\u00a0Dre’Mont Jones\u00a0publicly linked his future to the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0afterward nationwide recently emotionally. Only forty eight hours after...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=47962\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Breaking News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-16T04:06:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2-41.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"912\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1136\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"MrThoang\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"MrThoang\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=47962\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=47962\",\"name\":\"Just 48 Hours After Being Released by the Patriots, Former Defensive Star Dre\u2019Mont Jones Shocks the NFL by Publicly Expressing His Desire to Join the Cowboys \u2014 Even Willing to Accept Less Money to Wear the Star..DT - Breaking News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=47962#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=47962#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2-41.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-16T04:06:52+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-16T04:06:52+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/1c4c6e26f5ce69e0b14457ac28e0543a\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=47962#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=47962\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=47962#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2-41.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2-41.jpg\",\"width\":912,\"height\":1136,\"caption\":\"Signature: n5SAdpyJEVf6ye1ujRSKzDpY\/KQk38tmn1G02trT0qljb0IUYLOjg07u\/W3V8Qq4FAz7JbYYuPcA5KR5AN4I\/P\/4kua5FM6LiwKXxDTTcqaQhZ1Uz\/UvLIaDRuyPV9N44YyUJX4M+esgKOsZ\/U2Y1jwsdP1rO3z\/XQIC6oAyWoNC2SkDz483kwK8gLvnVwgbWXh6cwaHKY4Ps5wR6gZdwwiDD+oI+ayErboS66XEVkB65YkozymUPputWajuEENl\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=47962#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Just 48 Hours After Being Released by the Patriots, Former Defensive Star Dre\u2019Mont Jones Shocks the NFL by Publicly Expressing His Desire to Join the Cowboys \u2014 Even Willing to Accept Less Money to Wear the Star..DT\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/\",\"name\":\"Breaking News\",\"description\":\"Explore top US sports stories, and live updates\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/1c4c6e26f5ce69e0b14457ac28e0543a\",\"name\":\"MrThoang\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d84ceff2e61b1f6e91b0d106001a17b83281b38e31f8c327485d589c225c1cf0?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d84ceff2e61b1f6e91b0d106001a17b83281b38e31f8c327485d589c225c1cf0?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"MrThoang\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?author=4\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Just 48 Hours After Being Released by the Patriots, Former Defensive Star Dre\u2019Mont Jones Shocks the NFL by Publicly Expressing His Desire to Join the Cowboys \u2014 Even Willing to Accept Less Money to Wear the Star..DT - Breaking News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=47962","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Just 48 Hours After Being Released by the Patriots, Former Defensive Star Dre\u2019Mont Jones Shocks the NFL by Publicly Expressing His Desire to Join the Cowboys \u2014 Even Willing to Accept Less Money to Wear the Star..DT - Breaking News","og_description":"Dallas, Texas \u2014 The NFL world erupted Tuesday after veteran defensive lineman\u00a0Dre’Mont Jones\u00a0publicly linked his future to the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0afterward nationwide recently emotionally. Only forty eight hours after...","og_url":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=47962","og_site_name":"Breaking News","article_published_time":"2026-05-16T04:06:52+00:00","og_image":[{"width":912,"height":1136,"url":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2-41.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"MrThoang","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"MrThoang","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=47962","url":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=47962","name":"Just 48 Hours After Being Released by the Patriots, Former Defensive Star Dre\u2019Mont Jones Shocks the NFL by Publicly Expressing His Desire to Join the Cowboys \u2014 Even Willing to Accept Less Money to Wear the Star..DT - Breaking News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=47962#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=47962#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2-41.jpg","datePublished":"2026-05-16T04:06:52+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-16T04:06:52+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/1c4c6e26f5ce69e0b14457ac28e0543a"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=47962#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=47962"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=47962#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2-41.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2-41.jpg","width":912,"height":1136,"caption":"Signature: n5SAdpyJEVf6ye1ujRSKzDpY\/KQk38tmn1G02trT0qljb0IUYLOjg07u\/W3V8Qq4FAz7JbYYuPcA5KR5AN4I\/P\/4kua5FM6LiwKXxDTTcqaQhZ1Uz\/UvLIaDRuyPV9N44YyUJX4M+esgKOsZ\/U2Y1jwsdP1rO3z\/XQIC6oAyWoNC2SkDz483kwK8gLvnVwgbWXh6cwaHKY4Ps5wR6gZdwwiDD+oI+ayErboS66XEVkB65YkozymUPputWajuEENl"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=47962#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Just 48 Hours After Being Released by the Patriots, Former Defensive Star Dre\u2019Mont Jones Shocks the NFL by Publicly Expressing His Desire to Join the Cowboys \u2014 Even Willing to Accept Less Money to Wear the Star..DT"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/","name":"Breaking News","description":"Explore top US sports stories, and live updates","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/1c4c6e26f5ce69e0b14457ac28e0543a","name":"MrThoang","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d84ceff2e61b1f6e91b0d106001a17b83281b38e31f8c327485d589c225c1cf0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d84ceff2e61b1f6e91b0d106001a17b83281b38e31f8c327485d589c225c1cf0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"MrThoang"},"url":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?author=4"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47962"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47962\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47964,"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47962\/revisions\/47964"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/47963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=47962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=47962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}