Jones rambled, but didn't tamper

Last week, while cruising the drive-through line at the Chateau Golden Arches, I happened to hear KTCK (The Ticket) radio's weekly interview with Jerry Jones.

He was no more tampering with Terrell Owens than the cashier at McDonald's was.

The interview can be heard in its entirety by going to The Ticket's website (www.theticket.com), looking in the "Ticket Podcast" section, and clicking on the file under the "Dunham and Miller" selections. Or you can find the interview in the broadcast section of www.DallasCowboys.com.

The Ticket's morning hosts, Craig Miller and George Dunham, were well aware that owner Jones couldn't talk specifically about the Eagles' Owens.

"I just couldn't comment on it and wouldn't comment on it because of the rules," Jones said.

Miller came back with this question: "In general, and not talking about T.O. specifically, but are you more likely to gamble on a troubled player with a troubled past now than you were, say, five years ago?"

The owner hesitated, then answered, "In general, I'm a risk taker, and we've gone down that road."

He immediately mentioned Alonzo Spellman as an example of a player who became a Cowboy even though he "had some issues."

As he sometimes does, Jerry could have been flagged for rambling. But not for tampering.