Cowboys hope to sign Aldon Smith for long-term deal

The Cowboys have reportedly turned down trade offers for Aldon Smith on the deadline earlier this month. Instead, they hope to sign the pass rusher for a long-term deal.

In April, the Cowboys signed Smith to a one-year contract worth up to $ 4 million as he returned to the NFL after a four-year absence. It will cost them more this time.

Owner Jerry Jones confirmed on 105.3 The Fan that the Cowboys are hoping for Smith in the long run.

“Yeah, and the idea here is that Aldon is getting better,” Jones said Friday. “He’s a taller man than he was when he played earlier in his career. But it also has a lot of positives. But every time he goes out he wins, and it’s interesting to be at this point in his career. But he is an absolutely unique pressure player in every way. We want to maximize our relationship with him. We all have a good one with him. Proud of him. Proud for him. Proud to have given himself this chance and we will help him do it. So like I said earlier, I’m a fan of him.

Smith has five sacks in nine games this season, which gives him 52.5 for his career.