Jerry Jones’s Baffling Free Agency Plan for Cowboys Instantly Ripped by Fans

Andy Nesbitt | Mar 5, 2025

Jerry Jones says he's not going to be aggressive in free agency. / Tim Heitman-Imagn Images

The Dallas Cowboys are coming off a disappointing 7–10 season that saw them once again not live up to the hype or even make the playoffs. With free agency in the NFL starting next week, one might think the team's owner and GM, Jerry Jones, is getting ready to make some big moves to fill some glaring holes in his roster.

Well, you could think that but you would be wrong, because when asked on Wednesday whether the Cowboys would be aggressive in free agency, he said, “I don’t think aggressive is the right word. … I’m not looking at free agency as a place to fill voids.”

Free agency is largely a very good place to look to fill voids. Sure, the draft is coming in April and Dallas will have options there but free agency would be a great time for Jones to make moves and start turning the team around. You know, start filling some voids.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones expects the team to prioritize the draft over acquiring players early in free agency.
Asked about the team being more aggressive in free agency: “I don’t think aggressive is the right word. … I’m not looking at free agency as a place to fill voids.” pic.twitter.com/YzJmIhCgbO

— Ed Werder (@WerderEdNFL) March 5, 2025

This comes a day after Cowboys fans had some hope for some big moves after wide receiver CeeDee Lamb restructured his contract, which cleared up $20 million in salary cap space for the Cowboys heading into the 2025.

Cowboys were predictably not happy about Jones's plan:

The Mavericks should be glad this dude is speaking publicly again. https://t.co/PFF6u6A7DR

— Greg Moss (@essenjame) March 5, 2025

Annnnnd there it is. My excitement yesterday has been short lived https://t.co/QolVHtc187

— ✭ Steph ✭ (@sdf0023) March 5, 2025

And we’re back to business as usual. Fun 24 hours I guess lmao. https://t.co/8WSUjL7bq4

— 🪐 (@cass_trizzash) March 5, 2025

just when i thought things were changing… https://t.co/lYBSymT2vm

— Wilson “The Duke” NFL Football (@user23030288) March 5, 2025

1 step forward, 100,000,000 steps backward https://t.co/hVC8OhGBxY

— Owen De Cicco (@Owen_Decicco) March 5, 2025

https://t.co/NCz7RCHKaQ pic.twitter.com/pLEbvVcBbY

— Defy (@defytalkcowboys) March 5, 2025

wtf is wrong wit this mf 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️ https://t.co/ucywcLZMMH

— Zhe 💤🅿️ (@ZheZhebrown) March 5, 2025

Why would we use it to fill voids? Not like it works out for all the good teams in the NFL and helped the eagles win the SB https://t.co/pzrB57lhhR

— Kyler Hamed (@KylerHamed) March 5, 2025

Any hope I had has now been shattered 👎 https://t.co/GAgA0z2rbX

— sad dallas fan (@William50687044) March 5, 2025

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