{"id":40054,"date":"2025-04-11T02:32:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T02:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=40054"},"modified":"2025-04-11T02:32:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T02:32:58","slug":"breaking-top-draft-prospect-drops-2-word-message-on-cowboys-after-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=40054","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Top Draft Prospect Drops 2-Word Message on Cowboys After Visit.."},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"m-detail-header--title\">Texas Star&#8217;s Two-Word Message After Meeting Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones<\/h1>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--flexbox\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--meta\">\n<div class=\"m-description--list\">\n<p>The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0have the opportunity to make a big splash in the 2025\u00a0NFL Draft, as they currently hold the No. 12 pick, meaning there will still be a lot of good players available.<\/p>\n<p>The team has been very busy weighing their options, which has meant bringing in a large assortment of players for pre-draft visits to get a more personal look at.<\/p>\n<p>One big name they&#8217;ve hosted is\u00a0Texas Longhorns wide receiver Matthew Golden, who visited the Cowboys&#8217; facility on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>During the visit, Golden got to meet owner and general manager Jerry Jones, whom he posted a photo on his Instagram story with while writing &#8220;Dat man.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-twitter-embed\">\n<figure class=\"m-embed mm-embed--twitter l-inline\">\n<div class=\"rna-container rh-null\" data-embed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tommy_yarrish\/status\/1910391277830439238\" data-rhp=\"1\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1910391277830439238&amp;lang=vi&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fathlonsports.com%2Fcollege%2Ftexas-longhorns%2Ftexas-longhorns-stars-two-word-message-after-meeting-cowboys-owner-jerry-jones&amp;sessionId=65d6e2594bd1b7cf71e2a94330d951cb288ff5ef&amp;siteScreenName=athlonsports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1910391277830439238\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Of course, Golden ending up with the Cowboys is a very realistic option, as ESPN&#8217;s big board lists the Texas product as the\u00a0No. 2 wide receiver\u00a0and the No. 25 player available in the draft.<\/p>\n<p>Jones, who has been the team&#8217;s GM since 1989, has not shied away from picking wide receivers in the first round, with the most recent being\u00a0CeeDee Lamb\u00a0in 2020, who they took with the No. 17 pick.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEzMjI4NjAyNDMzNDgwMTQz\/usatsi_24717504.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEzMjI4NjAyNDMzNDgwMTQz\/usatsi_24717504.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEzMjI4NjAyNDMzNDgwMTQz\/usatsi_24717504.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 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