ARLINGTON, Texas — Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has left the possibility open for renewed pursuit of edge rusher Maxx Crosby, though he considers such a move unlikely given how far along the team is in their free agency strategy.
Dallas was among the teams in contention when Baltimore Ravens struck a deal to send two first-round draft selections to Las Vegas Raiders for Crosby, but the Ravens withdrew from the agreement one day before it could be finalized.
Following news that Crosby appeared Baltimore-bound, Dallas moved to secure edge rusher Rashan Gary from Green Bay in exchange for a 2027 fourth-round draft selection on free agency’s opening day this week.
The Cowboys’ pass rush situation has remained unsettled since they traded young standout Micah Parsons to the Packers for two first-round picks one week before last season began.
“We’re pretty far down the road relative to what our plans are,” Jones stated Thursday during questioning about Crosby at a promotional event for an IndyCar series street race scheduled to pass the Cowboys’ 80,000-capacity Arlington stadium. “So while I don’t anticipate it, I don’t want to rule anything out.”
Dallas continues working to reconstruct a defensive unit that ranked among the league’s weakest last season. The team brought in Christian Parker as their new defensive coordinator and added safety Jalen Thompson, who played his initial six NFL seasons in Arizona.
