Jerry Jones isn’t pretending to play coy about Troy Aikman.
With Aikman’s ESPN future looking uncertain as his contract heads toward its end after this season, talk has naturally turned to what comes next for the Hall of Fame quarterback. A front office job with the Cowboys has become part of that conversation, and Jones made it clear on Tuesday that he would be open to it.
Asked on 105.3 The Fan whether bringing Aikman into the organization was a real possibility, Jones answered without hesitation.
"Yes, I could and would," he said (H/T Patrik Walker). "It’s that simple because I do think that much of him and his command of NFL knowledge and football. He is qualified to do anything.
The idea picked up steam again Monday night after Jones and Aikman were seen talking on the field for roughly 10 minutes before Dallas faced the Philadelphia Eagles. No one knows what the two actually discussed, but the internet wasted no time connecting the dots and imagining a Cowboys front office reunion.
Aikman has at least left the door cracked open before. Speaking to Mike Fisher, he said he would be willing to listen if Jones ever approached him about a role in Dallas.
"I would welcome any conversation with Jerry, and quite honestly I don't know if there ever would be an opportunity," Aikman said to Mike Fisher.
"But if Jerry came to me and felt in his heart that I could lend some services that would help make them better, I'd have a hard time not taking a good look at that," Aikman added.
The key question is what kind of role Aikman would actually want. A consultant or adviser?
That feels possible. A job with real decision-making power?
That’s a different story entirely.
Jones has shown no sign he’s ready to surrender that kind of authority, and Aikman knows that as well as anyone. If Aikman wants a front office position that comes with significant control, he’d likely have to look somewhere other than Dallas.
Meanwhile, Aikman has been sounding more reflective about his broadcasting future as ESPN appears unlikely to extend him. He told Fisher, "As I'm into my last year at ESPN, I'm realizing that this is something that could very well be taken away from me," Aikman said to Fisher.
"For the first time, I'm realizing how much I really do - I've always enjoyed it. I've always known that.
But until you risk having something taken away from you, I think sometimes you tend to maybe take things for granted."
There have also been reports of tension between Aikman and Joe Buck, his Monday Night Football partner, with In Touch Weekly saying the two had a heated exchange before the game on Oct. 12.
“It nearly got physical off air,” a source told In Touch Weekly. “They were very close from coming to blows.”
For now, Aikman’s next move is still unclear. Another broadcasting job could still be in play, but if that path closes, an NFL front office role may be the next place he lands - whether that’s in Dallas or elsewhere.
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