Jerry Jones Reveals If He Would Ever Hire Troy Aikman
Troy Aikman has a pretty great job at FOX, but the former Dallas Cowboys star has admitted that he’s thought about working in an NFL front office.
“It’s something that I guess I’ve always somewhat entertained,” Aikman said in 2019. “I’ve had a chance to talk with [Broncos general manager] John Elway in previous years. I’ve visited with [49ers general manager] John Lynch, and the decision that he made to take on that job in San Francisco, and I’ve said many, many times, I still believe there’s another frontier for me — maybe there’s not — but I believe that there is, and I think that might very well be it. It’s something that I think would be very challenging. I’d be giving up a lot to leave the job that I have to take on a role like that. It’s an all-consuming job and I certainly recognize that, but I think the challenge would make it worthwhile.
“Now whether or not I’m ever afforded that opportunity, we’ll see, but with each year that passes, the likelihood of it happening becomes less and less. I understand that more and more teams want to go young and kind of groom somebody that’s gonna be there for the long haul, but relatively speaking, I’ve got a lot of great years left and I feel that having been in a championship locker room and knowing what that looks like, what that feels like, and then I guess my job now as a broadcaster, I’ve been in those organizations.”
Could that GM job be with the Cowboys? Owner Jerry Jones was asked about it at the start of training camp.
“I would consider it and I do consider it,” Jones said. “I would not be averse to that. … I’d put Troy at the head of the list if we were gonna make a decision as far as football personnel.”
Aikman, though, doesn’t seem to be interested in working for the Cowboys in that capacity.
“It’s a long shot in Dallas,” he told SI.com’s Mike Fisher. “I think it’s always been a long shot in Dallas for the simple reason that it’s a family affair. With Jerry having two sons and Stephen, of course, he’s been working in the front office ever since the team was bought. They’re not in need of that type of person. I’ve always known that.”
The Cowboys are currently in training camp, preparing for the 2021 season. Dallas opens the year on Thursday, Sept. 9 against the Buccaneers.
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