What did Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones say during an interview with Jimmy Johnson?

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones sat down for an interview with the NFL on Fox crew before the Cowboys clashed with the Detroit Lions on the owner’s 82nd birthday.

Jimmy Johnson asked Jones if the Cowboys could compete for a title once their stars like Micah Parsons return from injury.

“I do, that’s the big reason I went ahead and extended Dak Prescott, and candidly that’s the reason we made [CeeDee] Lamb one of the highest-paid players in the game. We need those guys to be outstanding for us. They can be and they have been and there’s no reason why they can’t in the future.”

Jones also expressed confidence in the young players being thrust into bigger roles due to the litany of injuries that have affected the Cowboys’ defense.

“We have really brought along some young players and we’ve got a lot of them that are finally going to get a chance to play today and have had a chance to play over the last few weeks. That excites me,” said Jones, “If you’re gonna have these high-paid guys then you gotta have these younger guys that are really able to come in and frankly win the game. We gotta win the game out here today, with five defensive players we didn’t know would be in the game when we started the season six weeks ago.”

Those young players on the Cowboys will face a test at 3:25 p.m. on Sunday against a Detroit Lions team that has only lost one game this season.