Jerry Jones: 'Upper Echelon' Dallas Cowboys Aggressive at Trade Deadline?

Content with a 4-2 start, Jerry Jones says his "upper echelon" Dallas Cowboys will only be passively open to deals at next week's NFL trade deadline.

Jerry Jones reiterated Tuesday morning that he's satisfied with being 4-2 after the Bye week. But with the NFL's Halloween trade deadline looming next week, will his Dallas Cowboys be aggressive trick-or-treaters in search of a sweet deal?

"A trade would have to come our way," Jones said during his weekly radio appearance on 105.3 The Fan. "I don't want to preclude it in any way. But the initiation of an opportunity to make a trade that would help us principally has to start on the other end."

Meaning? "I like where we are with our personnel. I'm not thinking in any way that we need to upgrade our roster."

Will Jerry Jones make a trade to boost the Cowboys' Super Bowl hopes at next week's deadline?

Jones made trades last offseason for cornerback Stephon Gilmore and receiver Brandin Cooks, and surprised the league by acquiring backup quarterback Trey Lance from the 49ers just before the season. And with the Cowboys rumors will always fly, such as with the current one suggesting a deal for Titans' All-Pro running back Derrick Henry.

Jones wouldn't, of course, rule out a trade that knocks on his door. Even one laced with high risk.

“It's not a lack of being aggressive ... I would extend a little on a deal to improve our team right now," Jones said. "Because I think we have a team that’s a contender.”

Still basking in the glow from last week's victory over the Los Angeles Chargers, Jones said he is relatively pleased with where the Cowboys are heading into Sunday's home game against the Los Angeles Rams.

"I would have liked to have played better against the 49ers," he said. "When you see how Minnesota stepped up against them ... they can be had. Hello, NFL.

"But the 4-2? I will take it for sure. I don't want to start over. We've got better football ahead of us."

The humbling 42-10 beatdown in San Francisco Oct. 8 has given Jones some perspective on his team's standing in the NFL power grid.

"We're in the upper echelon," he said. "But to say we're right there with San Francisco or right there with the Eagles with how they've played ... I'm not going to go that far."

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