EXCLUSIVE: Irvin Wants his Cowboys to Sign Antonio Brown; Jerry Jones Says 'El Paso'

EXCLUSIVE: Michael Irvin Wants his beloved Cowboys to Sign Antonio Brown; Jerry Jones Says 'El Paso' - and what does that mean, anyway?

ARLINGTON - The Dallas Cowboys are not adding troubled receiver Antonio Brown to the roster, no matter how passionate the plea from Michael Irvin. And I will say this in a language both he and owner Jerry Jones will immediately understand: "El Paso.''

Years ago, Irvin was trying to negotiate a new contract with Jerry, and with each big number Michael offered up, he'd get a negative response from the owner.

But Jerry didn't just say "No.'' He said no in a creatively kooky way, with a mangled use of Spanish.

"El Paso!'' would be Jerry's response, as if the words "El Paso'' meant "I'll pass (on that proposal).''

And here we are now, the Cowboys at 3-3 and in need of all the help they can get. Which is why Irvin told Shan Shariff and I in a 105.3 The Fan interview this week that Dallas should consider signing Antonio Brown off the street.

“We ain’t got no time to sit up riding the high horse, like we’re too good for this and we’re too good for that,'' Irvin told us. "We need some H-E-L-P right now! Real help! ... I don’t care about media relations or a public relations nightmare come with it. Maybe we should just go pick him up for a week or two.”

(That original exclusive story is here.)

Later in the week, Jerry Jones also appeared on the station and was quizzed about his interest in the talented but controversial wide receiver.

“I like our depth,'' Jerry said. "We’ve got some players out there that I think give us as good a depth at receiver that we have on the squad — let me real clear about that — as I’ve seen us have in years. So, I’m not speaking to (the subject of) Antonio. I’m not speaking to anybody, but I believe we would go with the depth we have.”

Brown finished last season with 1,297 catching yards and a league-high 15 touchdowns. But he's run his way out of three NFL cities in a matter of months. Jerry's decision isn't really about depth - and by the way, Amari Cooper and Randall Cobb are planning to play tonight in the showdown against the Eagles here in Arlington and going to get healthier once we get to and through next week's bye.

It's about Cowboys management not feeling as desperate as Irvin feels.

“I’m not gonna lie,'' Irvin told us. "Desperation makes you think about a lot of things.''