Cowboys’ Stephen Jones Jabs & Jokes on Eagles & Bijan Robinson

Who got the last laugh when it comes to the draft itself? The Cowboys? The Eagles? Reminder: Neither of them got Bijan.

FRISCO - When it comes to the 2023 Draft, Bijan Robinson and the Philadelphia Eagles’ NFC East rivalry with the Dallas Cowboys, don’t ever let yourself accusing the media of creative thinking.

After the first round of this year’s draft closed up, with Bijan being drafted at No. 8 by the Atlanta Falcons - two slots ahead of where the Eagles were originally perched and a canyon-sized 18 spots ahead of Dallas - the two NFC East powerhouses were nevertheless being discussed by all of us as if they had something to do with the Texas Longhorns superstar.

Again, Dallas and Philly obviously love the player … but beyond that, the two teams have nothing to do with Bijan.

But don’t let that stop us!

Our pals at Clutchpoints, for instance, write that both teams were “in the running to draft the consensus top running back” (in the end they really weren’t) and that the Cowboys “missed  out on Robinson” (not really).

But it was this sentiment that led to Cowboys COO Stephen Jones being asked about Bijan … and that offered him a platform to do a bit of trolling of the Eagles and their rabid (Cowboys Nation might say “nasty” fan base).

Stephen was asked if he is glad that RB Bijan Robinson didn’t wind up in Philadelphia.

“I think the world of Bijan,” Jones said. “(So) I wouldn’t wish Philly on …”

“On anybody,” is how Jones intended to finish the jab before reversing course to say, “I take that back.”

Who got the last laugh when it comes to the draft itself? The Cowboys think their picks are “sexy as hell.” The Eagles, coming off a Super Bowl berth, are being praised for accomplishing even more than that.

And - lest anyone forget - hype and goofy media aside, the Falcons are actually the team that got Bijan.

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