Overview
- Former President Bill Clinton walked into the Cowboys’ pre-draft news conference on Wednesday in Frisco, drawing laughs as Jerry Jones jumped up and briefly lost his footing before steadying himself.
- Clinton joked, “I’m negotiating the draft,” then told Jones to have a good draft day, in an exchange captured on widely shared videos posted by reporters including ESPN’s Jeff Darlington.
- During the same session, executive vice president Stephen Jones said wide receiver George Pickens will play this season on the franchise tag and that the team will not pursue a long-term deal now, and Pickens has not signed the tag yet.
- Team officials and local reports said Clinton toured the Cowboys’ facility known as The Star and met with Jones for about an hour, with no detailed public explanation for the visit beyond the tour.
- The moment highlighted long Arkansas ties between Jones and Clinton dating to the Cowboys’ 1990s White House visits, as Dallas enters the 2026 NFL Draft with the No. 12 and No. 20 picks and a receiver decision that could shape cap plans and draft priorities.