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October 27, 2026

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Cowboys owner Jerry Jones isn’t ruling out bringing Troy Aikman back to Dallas. After the two spoke on the field before Monday night’s game against the Eagles, Jones said Tuesday that he “could and would” possibly hire the ESPN broadcaster for a role with the team.

—Mark Maske

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Jerry Jones Says Cowboys ‘Could and Would’ Hire Troy Aikman

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On the day after Jerry Jones had an on-field conversation with Troy Aikman before the Monday Night Football game in Philadelphia, the Cowboys owner said during a radio interview it’s “very possible” he could hire the ESPN broadcaster for a role with the franchise.

“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 on Tuesday. “But don’t rule it out. It’s very possible.”

Jones and Aikman spoke on the field at Lincoln Financial Field, reportedly for about 10 minutes, before the Cowboys’ win Monday night over the Eagles.

That came after Jones, responding to a question by Front Office Sports, said last Wednesday at the conclusion of an NFL owners meeting in New York that he was following Aikman’s situation with ESPN. Jones added then that Aikman, a Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback who played for Jones with the Cowboys, would be capable of filling a front office role for an NFL team.

Aikman told Mike Fisher of Cowboys Roundtable later last week that he would consider any offer for a role with the Cowboys if Jones were to be interested.

Jones was asked during Tuesday’s radio appearance whether he’d hire Aikman, 59, for such a role with the Cowboys.

“Yeah,” Jones said. “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 and ongoing agreement with the Dolphins, FOS reported recently, after he served as a consultant to that team last offseason for Miami’s GM and head coach searches. Aikman’s role with the Dolphins led the NFL to tell FOS before the season that he would be subject to the same team-access restrictions this season that apply to Tom Brady, based on Brady’s dual role as a broadcaster for Fox and a part-owner of the Raiders.

Aikman’s contract with ESPN expires following the network’s Super Bowl broadcast. There has been widespread reporting and rampant speculation about Aikman’s professional future, in or out of broadcasting, since FOS reported there was tension between him and Joe Buck, his partner in the Monday Night Football booth, and that the two had argued before a recent broadcast of a Bills-Rams game.

“So let me make it real clear,” Jones said Tuesday. “Troy Aikman is, first of all, just getting started in his life. I don’t know of anyone that’s played or any part of football that has had any more success off the field than Troy. He is a successful guy because he is one of the hardest-working, most focused people that I’ve ever been around. Now, when you’re around each other, a part of that makeup can make it where you can have your ups and downs. But I think the world of him. I’ve seen his image and had it in my eyes since I walked in the NFL. So he’s outstanding.”

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ONE BIG FIG

Pricey Watch Parties

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$300

That’s how much resale tickets are approaching for the Brewers’ Game 4 World Series watch party at American Family Field, where fans are hoping to celebrate the franchise’s first championship. The tickets originally sold for just $15 each, with net proceeds benefiting the team’s charitable foundation.

The Brewers have drawn sellout crowds for their World Series watch parties, even as the team plays thousands of miles away in Tampa Bay. Milwaukee, MLB’s smallest media market, has also been setting ticket and merchandise records during its postseason run.

Where Conversations Get to Work

The best teams don’t just have more conversations. They turn those conversations into progress. But between back-to-back meetings, endless notes, and a growing list of follow-ups, it’s easy for great ideas to get lost in the shuffle.

Zoom is changing how work gets done with tools designed to help you move from conversation to finished work. That 4:59 Friday brainstorm? Monday’s slide deck is ready by 5:02 with ZoomMate. That 9 a.m. meeting you were barely awake for? A clear summary, complete with key decisions and suggested next steps, lands in your inbox with My Notes. And that “one more thing” at the end of the call? It’s already reflected in the project plan.

It’s a smarter way to work—designed to help you move from talking about what needs to happen to actually getting it done.

STATUS REPORT

One Up, Three Down

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Howard University ⬆ The Bison men’s basketball program struck a one-year jersey patch deal with Nuna, a luxury stroller company, valued “well into the six figures.” Nuna has been an on-court sponsor at Howard’s Burr Gymnasium for the past four seasons. Howard head coach Kenneth Blakeney told Front Office Sports the expanded partnership will allow his program “to do more—from the way we travel to the way we eat to the way we can compensate our players in the NIL space.”

Colts ⬇ Indianapolis is sending eight-time Pro Bowl guard Quenton Nelson to the Seahawks in exchange for a 2027 third-round pick and a 2028 fifth-round pick. With Nelson’s four-year, $80 million contract expiring at the end of the season, the Colts opted to secure compensation rather than let Nelson go as a free agent after a 2–5 start to the season. Yet, even as Indianapolis weakens its offensive line, it doesn’t own its 2027 first-round pick, which it traded to the Jets for cornerback Sauce Gardner last year.

Mississippi State ⬇ Quarterback Kamario Taylor will undergo season-ending surgery for a toe injury he sustained in September. Taylor attempted to play through the injury for two games, but his play declined from his impressive early-season form when he led the Bulldogs to a 4–0 start, and the team has now dropped three straight games.

Trump Administration ⬇ A federal district judge extended her injunction on the Trump Administration removing trees around East Potomac Golf Links after she previously reprimanded it for cutting down more than 400 trees against her order. D.C. District Judge Ana Reyes ruled that the administration must provide at least 10 business days’ notice before making any irreversible changes to the course.