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Dallas Cowboys<\/a> owner Jerry Jones likened his search for a new defensive coordinator to President Donald Trump\u2019s remarks about “going to run the country” in Venezuela after dictator Nicol\u00e1s Maduro was seized by the U.S. military last week.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jones made the reference during his end-of-year press conference on Wednesday, which followed the organization\u2019s decision to fire first-year defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus<\/a> after just one season.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jones was specifically asked by reporters if first-year head coach Brian Schottenheimer would have a say in picking his own defensive coordinator for next season.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“Trump just said it, I\u2019m running Venezuela,” Jones said, eliciting laughs from the room, including from Schottenheimer himself.<\/p>\n

Jones clarified that both Schottenheimer and his son, Cowboys CEO Stephen Jones, were heavily involved in the decision to hire Eberflus and they will be involved in finding his replacement.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“We\u2019ll make it the same way we\u2019ve made all the calls around here on staff. I wouldn\u2019t make a call if Stephen didn\u2019t agree with the call\u2026 I wouldn\u2019t do that.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“We\u2019ll do it the same as we hired Flus, we\u2019ll do it together and come up with as good as we can.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Trump said after last week\u2019s military strikes in Venezuela<\/a> that the United States is “going to run the country” in Venezuela until what he described as a safe, proper and judicious transition can take place.<\/p>\n

He framed the role as temporary but necessary, saying the U.S. does not want to allow “somebody else to get in” before conditions are stable.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“We\u2019re going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition,” he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jones\u2019 strong approach came after the Cowboys were officially eliminated from the playoffs in Week 16 with the Philadelphia Eagles\u2019 win over the Washington Commanders. Dallas closed out its season with a Week 18 loss to the New York Giants<\/a> and with the most points allowed and fewest passes intercepted in franchise history.<\/p>\n

“This certainly is an example of what can happen to you in this game of football. You guys have heard me say that a lot of times. It has fleeting moments of euphoria, and those are made special by having hard times,” Jones said Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I am disappointed that we aren’t in the playoffs and aren\u2019t in good shape to be in the playoffs. So, that is a disappointment.”<\/p>\n

Fox News Digitals\u2019 Morgan Phillips contributed to this report.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

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