Jerry Jones: Cowboys Draft Picks, Super Bowl Hopes

0:00On April 26th, Jerry Jones, the Dallas Cowboys owner, is straight up bullish on his team's Super Bowl chances this season, even after missing the playoffs the last two years. Fresh off the 2026 NFL draft, he told reporters the Cowboys can flip the script quick, just like some other squads that bounce back big. They grabbed safety, Caleb Downs, at the 11th pick in Edge R Usher, Malachi Lawrence at the 23rd in the first round. Out of their seven total picks, five went to defense, starting with the first three selections, beefing up that side of the ball heavy. Jones pointed to the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots, who skipped the playoffs one year, then hit the Super Bowl the next. He said they've got the pieces to make it happen, drawing from his own ups and downs and building winners. Draft experts are feeling it too. Bleacher Report gave them a be grade, while ESPN's Mel Kuiper Jr. handed out an A. Meanwhile, the Seahawks jumped from 10 wins and seven losses in 2024 to 14 and three

1:00last year, snagging their second Super Bowl. Ring, under new head coach Brian Shottenheimer, who wins seven wins, nine losses in one tie in year one, the Cowboys are eyeing that same kind of leap. Jones is all in, swinging for the fences come fall. I'm Corey with the story. That's your NFL news today update, AI powered and always on.