FRISCO, Texas -- In discussing the reason for trading receiver Amari Cooper, Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones potentially offered up a hint at their draft strategy as well.
“Amari is a great player. He's a great player, not a good one. He's one of the top players,” Jones told reporters at the NFL’s owners meetings in Palm Beach, Florida. “We need to get that much. We need to help that player if we can allocate that much money to him. OK? And we made a decision that that allocation should be better spent.