Jones: Asomugha Wanted To Play For Cowboys

[Big Bid'Ness]

From:realgm

Dallas Morning News - Despite signing with the Eagles, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says that cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha wanted to sign on to play in Dallas.

Asomugha signed a five-year, $60 million deal with Philadelphia.

Jones said Thursday that "we obviously wanted (Asomugha) or we wouldn't have been in the $10 million and up range to get him."

The owner also mentioned that the Cowboys were not immediately interested in Asomugha when the free agency period began on July 29.

"We had known that he really wanted to be a Dallas Cowboy," Jones said.

"And that's a fact. There, for about an hour, I thought he was going to be a Dallas Cowboy. You do that because you can do it and should do it, and take advantage of the opportunity."

 

[elcheato]

Rob Ryan is going to have the same pull that Rex Ryan has with players. Some team will take a chance on him as their head coach, and it will pay off greatly.

 

[Elite]

According to the article on SI, Aso wanted to go to the Eagles all along.

Every team in the running probably thought they had him at one time or another.

 

[ZigZag]

smh jerry don't be delusional. if he wanted to be a cowboy he wouldn't be playing for philly right now

 

[FSUViking]

Of course he did, Jerry. Everybody wants to be a Cowboy. Even Brady and AP.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Ok...why isn't he a Cowboy then?

 

[H-MYK]

Is it just me or did Jones say that to make something up? Either way, I'm rather amused by it