FRISCO, Texas -- Tucked into a corner of the trainers' room inside the visitors locker room at FedEx Field last October, Jerry Jones, Stephen Jones and Will McClay altered the future for the Dallas Cowboys.
The Cowboys lost to the Washington Redskins 20-17 after Brett Maher's field goal attempt to tie the game hit the left upright. The Dallas brass spoke in hushed tones, and it was one of the few times Jerry Jones, the Cowboys owner and general manager, did not speak to the media following a game.
A couple of days before the contest, Stephen Jones, the executive vice president, spoke with then-Oakland Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie about the availability of wide receiver Amari Cooper for a possible trade.