Under NFL Draften 2026 stod Dallas Cowboys klar til at vælge spiller nummer 20, da Philadelphia Eagles ringede med et handelsforslag. Cowboys accepterede tilbuddet, og Eagles rykkede op i draften for at vælge wide receiver Makai Lemon som nummer 20 i stedet for nummer 21.
Med denne handel ignorerede Cowboys-ejer og general manager Jerry Jones et af de første råd, han nogensinde modtog. Tidligere Raiders-ejer og GM Al Davis lærte Jones tidligt i karrieren, at man aldrig bør handle med divisionrivaler.
"Jeg lægger ikke så meget vægt på, hvem jeg taler med," udtalte Jones til medierne, da han blev spurgt om handlen inden for NFC East. "Al Davis forsøgte at indprente mig, at man aldrig skal svare på opkald fra sin division. Han sagde, at det handler om strategi mod dine divisionmodstandere, fordi I møder dem to gange om året. Det er en afgørende fordel."
Jones har dog ikke altid fulgt Davises råd. Sidste år afviste han en handel med Eagles om Micah Parsons og valgte i stedet at sende ham til Green Bay Packers, en ikke-divisionsrival. Til gengæld har Jones tidligere handlet med Eagles, herunder i 2021, hvor handlen resulterede i, at Eagles draftede DeVonta Smith, mens Cowboys fik Parsons.
Hvis Makai Lemon udvikler sig til en nøglespiller for Eagles og leverer store præstationer to gange om året mod Cowboys, kan Jones komme til at fortryde, at han ignorerede Davises råd.
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