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Stephen Jones: Cowboys not interested in Fred Jackson

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 11:42 p.m. ET

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The Dallas Cowboys are not interested in adding former Buffalo Bill running back Fred Jackson to their roster according to Vice President Stephen Jones.

"In this particular case, a lot of people want to throw out these older guys that have been in the league a while," Jones said Monday on 105.3 The Fan [KRLD-FM]. "And I don't

necessarily know that that's the direction we're looking for. We've got three backs here that we like a lot."

The oldest back on the Cowboys roster is 28-year-old Darren McFadden, who carried the ball four times for 37 yards against the Vikings in Saturday's preseason game at AT&T Stadium.

Jackson, a Fort Worth native and Arlington Lamar graduate, is 34 years old and coming off a season where his yards per carry dropped to 3.7, a career low. Jackson has also only played a full 16 games once since 2011.

Jones indicated that the Cowboys aren't "always set" at running back. There are situations that could entice them.

"If we saw a young back that we could add to the mix, we'd certainly look at it," said Jones. "But what we've seen on the wire so far, we're pretty content with what we've got. That doesn't mean that won't change in the next week or so."