IRVING, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones always wanted Jason Garrett to be his Tom Landry. With ESPN's Chris Mortensen reporting Garrett and the Cowboys are on the brink of a five-year deal, that appears to be happening. No, Garrett is not likely to last 29 seasons like Landry, who won 250 games in two Super Bowls with the Cowboys. But since no coach has lasted more than five years since Jones took over as owner and general manager in 1989, this deal through 2019 could be as close as it gets.
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