The Facts: Following up on a previous item. ... The ESPN note today suggesting the possibility of the Cowboys getting rid of Jones if they drafted a running back -- powered by the fact that they supposedly even had internal discussions about trading him -- caused the Star-Telegram to run the info up the flag pole at the team's Valley Ranch training complex. From the scouting department to the front office, the texts came back "no", "not at all" to "Hell No! Totally Inaccurate." The latter came from the front office.

Diehards Line:As the Star-Telegram report pointed out, this being season of misinformation, rumor and innuendo means that everything reported these days should be looked at with a crossed eye. It's hard to imagine ESPN.com's Calvin Watkins making something up out of whole cloth. Still, the Star-Telegram advised readers to "Believe what you want, though it's hard to see Jones not being on the team in 2012."