Jason Witten Still Hoping To Be Back With Cowboys

Cowboys impending free-agent TE Jason Witten said he is still hopeful to re-sign with Dallas this offseason, but he understands it’s possible he may have to continue this career with another team. 

“Well, it’s taken a lot longer than I had hoped for, but I think obviously with so many changes happening inside the [Cowboys’] building, just working through that,” Witten said, via Pro Football Talk.  “I met with Mike [McCarthy] early on after he got the job. We had a really good visit. Since then, he’s been putting together his staff. I’ve had constant communication with Stephen [Jones] and Jerry [Jones] along the way. So I think it’s my hope — I think our hope — to kind of have those talks very soon after the Combine ends and before free agency. I want to play. I think I want to explore that. I think it’s the right fit in the role, and I feel like I still have something to give. I’ve been on the other side of that and made the decision to retire.

“I just think, yeah, coaching is in my future, but right now, I want to play while I can. We’ll see where that takes place. Of course, I want that to be with the Dallas Cowboys. I’ll always be a Dallas Cowboy. But I also understand that, with all the changes, I may have to go somewhere else.”

Witten wants to bring a Championship to Dallas and believes the team is close. 

“I hope that it’s here just because there’s nothing I want more than to bring a championship here,” Witten said. “I think this team is close. I think it really has the makeup to do some special things.”

ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported back in January that Witten possibly joining Jason Garrett with the Giants is something to keep an eye on this offseason.