Jerry Jones gives sassy response to Dallas Cowboys 1st round selection of Mazi Smith
Forgive reporters for asking owner Jerry Jones about where the Cowboys had Mazi Smith ranked on the draft boards. Plus, it also was the first time Dallas selected a first-round defensive tackle in three-plus decades.
Jones didn’t have the draft board when he spoke to reporters late Thursday. But he did have a snappy response after saying Smith, the mammoth DT from Michigan, ranked around 13 or 14.
“Who gives a s–t?” Jones said. “We got him.” And the Cowboys recognized a deal.
After most draft analysis thought the Cowboys would go offense, Dallas used the 26th pick of the draft on Mazi Smith. He ranked fourth among defensive tackles as rated by NFL.com. But he was the third off the board behind Georgia’s Jalen Carter (Philadelphia, 9th) and Pitt’s Calijah Kancey (Steelers, 19th). The Saints selected Clemson’s Bryan Bresee at 29 to give the first round four tackles.
The last time the Cowboys picked a DT in the first round was in 1991. And that was a huge moment for Dallas, considering that the team used the top pick of the NFL Draft on Miami’s Russell Maryland. Although Maryland only made one Pro Bowl, he was an extraordinary run stopper while playing for three Super Bowl-winning teams with the Cowboys. So no pressure there, Mazi Smith.
