Jerry Jones said Tuesday it is “very possible” he could hire Troy Aikman for a role with the Dallas Cowboys, a day after the owner held a roughly 10-minute on-field conversation with the ESPN broadcaster before Monday Night Football in Philadelphia.
“And the answer is … not that necessarily we’re going to do something more direct with the team at this time,” Jones told Dallas station 105.3 The Fan. “But don’t rule it out. It’s very possible.”
Would Cowboys owner Jerry Jones bring Troy Aikman into the organization in a significant front office role? Jerry on @1053SS, @rjchoppy and @BobbyBeltTX: “Yes, I could and would. It’s that simple because I do think that much of him with his basic command and knowledge of NFL football. He's certainly qualified to do anything mentioned. … He's outstanding. The answer is not necessarily that we're going to do anything more direct with the team at this time, but don’t rule it out. It is very possible.”
— 105.3 The FAN (@1053thefan) October 27, 2026
Jones and Aikman spoke at Lincoln Financial Field before the Cowboys’ win over the Eagles. The exchange followed Jones’ comments last Wednesday at the end of an NFL owners meeting in New York, where he told Front Office Sports he was monitoring Aikman’s situation with ESPN and that the Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback—who played for Jones in Dallas—would be capable of a front-office role with an NFL team.
Aikman later told YouTube's Mike Fisher of Cowboys Roundtable that he would consider any offer for a role with the Cowboys if Jones were interested. Asked Tuesday whether he would hire the 59-year-old Aikman for such a position, Jones replied, “Yeah. Yes, I could and would. And so it’s that simple because I do think that much of him, with his basic command and understanding and knowledge of NFL football. And so he certainly is qualified to do any of the things that have been mentioned. And I think he’s outstanding at what he focuses on right now, and that’s giving the story, the narration of the football games of all teams.”
Aikman has no formal, ongoing agreement with the Miami Dolphins after serving as a consultant to the team last offseason during its general manager and head coach searches, Front Office Sports reported. That earlier role led the NFL to inform Front Office Sports before the season that Aikman would face the same team-access restrictions this year as Tom Brady, who works as a Fox broadcaster while holding a partial ownership stake in the Las Vegas Raiders.
Aikman’s contract with ESPN expires after the network’s Super Bowl broadcast.