Cowboys Want Pac-Man Assurances

One hangup in the Cowboys trade negotiations with Tennessee for Pacman Jones is that Dallas is asking for a compensation-back guarantee if Jones can't make it through the season.

Whether Dallas will do the deal without that assurance remains to be seen -- it seems likely they would. But at this point, the Cowboys are requesting that.

As he exited a meeting at the Breakers Hotel, Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said that the Titans haven't yet budged on Dallas' latest offer. ESPN reported that offer to be a fourth-round selection this year and a pick to be determined in 2009.

"They are where they are. He's a Titan. I don't know what Tennessee wants to do at the end of the day," said Jones.

Jones still hasn't been reinstated since being suspended indefinitely. How will Jones' checkered past impact Dallas? 

"We had situations where players might have 'baggage' but we think we have a good infrastructure in place, a good locker room and a good environment for people to be successful and get a second chance," said Jones. "It worked with several players we have on our team."

The Cowboys haven't sat down face-to-face with Jones yet but Stephen Jones said that will be an absolute requirement before the deal is done.