Dallas mayor says he spoke with Cowboys owner Jerry Jones about a second NFL team in DFW

DALLAS — Thursday was an enormous sports activities day for the Dallas-Fort Price space when it was introduced the world could be getting 2026 World Cup matches.

The announcement introduced collectively metropolis and sports activities leaders from all through North Texas to have fun a historic second for the world.

The festivities, nevertheless, offered a chance for some renewed curiosity in one other subject that was introduced forth by Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson final month.

On Thursday afternoon, the mayor tweeted a photograph of him with Jerry Jones, saying that he spoke with the Dallas Cowboys proprietor a few second NFL staff in North Texas.

Johnson began the dialog in early Could when he tweeted that the DFW Metroplex would quickly develop into the most important U.S. metro with out two NFL groups. He mentioned the Dallas space is about to cross Chicago and could be simply behind New York and Los Angeles on the most important metros checklist.

The mayor even specified by saying, “We’d like an AFC staff that performs in southern Dallas.”

Quickly after his preliminary statements, Johnson introduced he could be making a metropolis council committee that may be targeted on attracting and retaining skilled sports activities franchises within the metropolis limits.

Whereas the Dallas mayor is constant to make his case, what does the Cowboys’ proprietor take into consideration all of this?

“[Johnson] is one among my actual associates. He did not get in Harvard and get that Harvard diploma by not being sensible,” Jones mentioned on Thursday when requested in regards to the mayor’s feedback. “He is aware of how a lot the Cowboys can affect positively what we’re about in Dallas and is aware of the worldwide curiosity. He is obtained all of that down and that is why that I am positive on the lookout for votes that he opens every thing up with Dallas Cowboys.”

Whereas he did not touch upon his ideas a few second NFL staff, Jones is definitely conscious of the Dallas mayor’s want for a staff in Dallas correct.

In a tweet Thursday, Johnson said he spoke with Jones in regards to the potentialities.

“We did speak about it… Jerry Jones and I’ve at all times gotten alongside nice and he understands that I’ve a job to do,” Johnson tweeted. “… A mayor’s job isn’t achieved!”

Within the meantime, the DFW space can have fun internet hosting some 2026 World Cup matches — an enormous sports activities win for North Texas.

Whereas the world is being known as simply Dallas by FIFA, the video games might be performed at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. Nonetheless, Johnson is seeking to make his case in regards to the Metropolis of Dallas internet hosting some World Cup-related occasions.

“We’re thrilled — and we’re READY to assist host the largest sporting occasion on this planet, the World Cup. Now, let’s make certain we get among the motion to @fairparkdallas,” Johnson said in a tweet Thursday.