At least now that Denver quarterback Paxton Lynch is the one that got away, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has a new story to tell.
But the way he’s lamented not getting his latest quarterback crush does harken back to his infatuation with one Johnny Manziel.
Jones wanted to draft Manziel in 2014, but was overruled by his son, who wanted to draft some guard named Zack Martin instead. Of course, Martin’s been to two Pro Bowls and Manziel’s out of the league at the moment, but Jones still has a soft spot for the former Browns quarterback.
“I don’t have any sense of how I feel right now other than I just really like him and know him and like him,” Jones said, via Todd Archer of ESPN.com. “I really appreciate all the positive things he’s done while at A&M, what he did as a Heisman Trophy winner and what he is about [in] football. We have that in common.
“Consequently it really makes me dwell on him getting things in better shape for him so he can do not just football but anything. That’s because I have an appreciation for what he did do. You can’t take that away from him. He really did something special for A&M, football and for all of us. We’ll worry about the future later.”
Of course, the question of acquiring Manziel for his football team has largely gone away, thanks to Manziel. But at least he knows Jones will always have a soft spot for him, and probably a job if he ever decides football is important to him again.
