Jerry Jones highlights additions, sees Cowboys rebound after team failed to play 'a lick of defense last year'

Outspoken longtime Dallas Cowboys proprietor and wide manager Jerry Jones weighed successful connected the antiaircraft issues that plagued the squad past season.

The Cowboys finished 2025 ranked 30th successful full defense, giving up 59 touchdowns. The Cincinnati Bengals were the lone different NFL squad to let much opposing teams to transverse the extremity enactment past season. 

Jones highlighted the additions the Cowboys beforehand bureau has overseen truthful acold this offseason to assistance code the antiaircraft deficiencies, leaving him optimistic heading into the adjacent month's NFL Draft.

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Dallas Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones earlier a crippled against the Minnesota Vikings astatine AT&T Stadium Dec. 14, 2025. (Kevin Jairaj/Imagn Images)

"What we’ve done connected defense, positive what we person acceptable up for the draft, positive what we person coming backmost from our seasoned antiaircraft players that truly didn’t play that overmuch past twelvemonth — wounded issues, things similar that — gives america a batch of promise," Jones said.

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Some of the caller additions to Dallas’ defence see acquiring walk rusher Rashan Gary successful a commercialized and signing antiaircraft extremity Otito Ogbonnia and safeties P.J. Locke and Jalen Thompson. Former Los Angeles Rams cornerback Cobie Durant was besides added to bolster the Cowboys’ secondary.

Outside linebacker Tyrus Wheat besides signed connected for a 2nd stint with Dallas.

The Cowboys missed the playoffs past play nether first-year caput manager Brian Schottenheimer, finishing with a 7–9–1 record.

Sam Williams (54) of the Dallas Cowboys lines up earlier a drawback against the New York Giants astatine AT&T Field Sept. 14, 2025, successful Arlington, Texas.  (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

The Dallas defence showed flashes of committedness during the 2025 season, particularly aft it was gutted by the commercialized of prima walk rusher Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers conscionable 1 week earlier opening the regular season.

Jones acknowledged the antiaircraft shortcomings past season, arguing the unit’s shortcomings yet derailed the team’s playoff hopes.

Marist Liufau (35) of the Dallas Cowboys reacts during the 4th fourth against the Las Vegas Raiders astatine Allegiant Stadium Nov. 17, 2025, successful Las Vegas. (Brooke Sutton/Getty Images )

"When you person the challenges we had past year, there’s nary spot to spell but up connected the antiaircraft broadside of the ball. Had we played a lick of defence past year, we would’ve had ourselves, I think, a existent playoff run," Jones said.

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Dallas notched notable wins implicit the Kansas City Chiefs and the NFC East rival Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants, on with a necktie against the Packers. Quarterback Dak Prescott started each 17 games successful 2025 aft missing much than fractional of the 2024 play owed to injury.

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