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 head Jerry Jones weighed successful connected nan protect issues that plagued nan squad past season.

The Cowboys vanished 2025 classed 30th successful full defense, giving up 59 touchdowns. The Cincinnati Bengals were nan only different NFL squad to let much opposing teams to transverse nan extremity statement past season. 

Jones highlighted nan additions nan Cowboys beforehand agency has overseen truthful acold this offseason to thief reside nan protect deficiencies, leaving him optimistic heading into nan adjacent month's NFL Draft.

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

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

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

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

The Cowboys missed nan playoffs past play nether first-year caput coach Brian Schottenheimer, finishing pinch a 7–9–1 record.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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