Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones: Virtual Draft Was A "Respite"

Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones became "emotional in discussing the importance of the NFL draft amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic." Jones said, "The NFL and sports stepped up and created a respite. We created a diversion. We created, if you will, some type of business-as-usual approach." He added, "There is no question we're going to get back as a country. There is no question, and when we do, as we always do, we'll be better than we ever were." Jones on whether the season starts this year said, "I think that, yes, we'll have football" (ESPN.com, 4/25). Jones appeared "to fight back tears" at times Friday during a post-NFL Draft video conference. He said the virtual draft "was able to help when people are hurting" (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 4/25).