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Cowboys’ Jones not talking Super Bowl, but optimism shows

Barely a week removed from hip replacement surgery, Jerry Jones eased into a chair for the training camp tradition he didn’t want to miss: the Dallas owner’s annual overview of the Cowboys.

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“I’m going to keep avoiding it again this year”, Jones said, but added, “We have reasons to be optimistic”.

Mincey’s scheduled to make $1.5 million in base salary this year, after signing a two-year deal with the Cowboys last offseason. He says the Cowboys “really don’t believe that you build on something from the previous year”.

Training camp for the Dallas Cowboys is finally upon us and Cowboys Nation couldn’t be more excited.

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“Those guys” include third-year back Joseph Randle and veteran free-agent pickup Darren McFadden, along with former North Texas star Lance Dunbar. Gregory is seen as a probable starter as the season goes on so if the Cowboys stick to a number for Mincey; that should not be too much of a surprise. “It is disappointing, we expect him to be here and we want him to be here”. “That’s not a new concept for us”, Garrett said.

“We’ve had this experience before”. Instead, they now have an issue with a different player, Jeremy Mincey. “That was probably the first words out of my mouth in our first team meeting”.

Jones said Mincey showing up in camp would be the only way to spur anymore talks.

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While Jones did not directly comment on Patriots owner Bob Kraft’s criticism of the league, Jones did come out in support of commissioner Roger Goodell. “We have a great league and a great game”.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones COO Stephen Jones and head coach Jason Garrett address the media during the Cowboys state of the team news conference