According to Jason Witten‘s ESPN coworker Adam Schefter, the Cowboys tried to pull the tight end out of retirement multiple times this year. However, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says that’s not true. 
“That’s just not correct, period,” Jones said (via Kate Hairopoulos of the Dallas Morning News) after the game. “He misses competing, but he’s got his head down and hands in the dirt, doing the job on ‘Monday Night Football’.”
Of course, no one could blame the Cowboys if they did try to keep one of the most reliable and durable tight ends in the game, especially after an offseason that left them without a true No. 1 wide receiver. But, Jones says it’s not true, and at this point, the Cowboys appear to be doing okay without Witten. The tight ends filling in for Witten came through on Sunday, including Blake Jarwin who had a seven-catch, 56-yard performance against the Eagles. The Cowboys’ offense has also improved greatly since trading for wide receiver Amari Cooper, who caught yesterday’s game-winning TD.
Witten piled up 11 Pro Bowl nods and two First Team All-Pro selections over the course of his career, spent entirely with the Cowboys. Even if head coach Jason Garrett never tried to pull Witten out of the booth, it’s hard to imagine that they’d say no if the 36-year-old had a change of heart.
I remember people saying the Cowboys were fools for giving up a probable top 10 pick for Amari Cooper. Good times
And in a year from now you could hear the same discussion
No because it can’t be a top 10 pick. Cowboys are winning since Cooper came. Cowboys Making playoffs, Raiders pick from Cowboys will be in the 20’s
Good point about the Cooper pick.
Given how awful Witten is in the booth, it would be great to see him back on the field. Witten-era QB Romo has been a success in the booth – the best colour commentator since John Madden – but Witten comes off as a dull-witted tool in the booth. Great player though.
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Well, Jerry’s word is good enough for me! ^_^
Rumor had it that Witten was coming back until he realized “ Nose Picker “ Jerra still owned them and “ Jerra’s puppet” is still the coach.