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Cowboys owner Jones expects antsy draft wait
Posted: 04.24.2009 at 11:15 AM
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ARLINGTON, TEXAS (AP) -- Cowboys owner Jerry Jones knows he'll be antsy tomorrow waiting through the first round and deep into the second for his chance to make a pick in the NFL draft.

Cowboys vice president Stephen Jones says his father may have to be placed in a straitjacket.

Jerry Jones then started to try to explain how he'd feel passing the time until the No. 51 overall pick, but stopped and smiled, agreeing with his son.

The Cowboys on Sunday have 10 picks in the third through seventh rounds.

The Cowboys have gotten the likes of tight end Jason Witten, running back Marion Barber, defensive tackle Jay Ratliff in the later rounds.

And they parlayed some late picks last year into extra choices this weekend.

This will be Jones' 21st draft since buying the Cowboys.

Only once has the owner-general manager had to wait longer to make a pick -- in 2001, at No. 53 for Quincy Carter, the last quarterback Dallas got in a draft.

(Copyright ©2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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