Two weeks ago, the Broncos and Cowboys ended up in a back and forth for defensive end Randy Gregory. It all came down to whether the contract would include language voiding future guarantees based on something as simple as a fine under the substance-abuse policy.
Before Gregory agreed to terms with the Cowboys, Gregory gave the Cowboys a chance to match. The Cowboys declined.
On Monday, Jones shared with reporters details of a conversation he had with Gregory and his agent, Peter Schaffer.
“I was on the phone with Randy and his agent, and I said ‘El Paso,’ that little West Texas town,” Jones said, via Jori Epstein of USA Today. I said ‘El Paso — thank you, but no thank you.’”
By invoking El Paso, Jones was passing on the opportunity to keep Gregory. That’s when Gregory, per Jones, finalized his decision to join the Broncos.
“He said, ‘Well, I’ll go ahead and get on the plane,’” Jones said. “So we could have done something there, and they asked if we would do…