Jerry Jones vouches for ex-Baylor head coach Art Briles

Former Baylor football coach Art Briles talks with the media after attending the Dallas Cowboys' afternoon practice during training camp in Oxnard, Calif., on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016. Former Baylor football coach Art Briles talks with the media after attending the Dallas Cowboys' afternoon practice during training camp in Oxnard, Calif., on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016. Photo: Max Faulkner, TNS Photo: Max Faulkner, TNS Image 1 of / 12 Caption Close Jerry Jones vouches for ex-Baylor head coach Art Briles 1 / 12 Back to Gallery

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones went out of his way to vouch for scandal-tainted ex-Baylor head coach Art Briles, saying he would want his grandson to play on a team coached by him.

During Briles' visit to the Cowboys' training camp on Tuesday in Oxnard, Calif., Jones had the highest endorsement for Briles despite his recent firing at Baylor for his role in a string of sexual assault charges against his players.

Jones said Briles' forced departure from the Baylor program or the scandal wouldn't be an impediment for him to get back into coaching.

"Well I don't, no, I don't,'' Jones told the Dallas Morning News. "I think he has such a distinguished coaching career that ...

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"I will vouch for him as a person. He's top quality as a person. I'd want my grandson if he had the chance, to play for him.''

Jones has had a long association with Briles' family. His oldest daughter, Jancy, has worked in the Cowboys' public relations department for many years.

Jones said he enjoyed talking with Art Briles and has provided him with a standing offer to attend the team's practices. Among the Cowboys' players are wide receiver Terrance Williams, who blossomed as a playmaker while coached by Briles.

Briles told the News that he wants to get back into coaching.

"I know who I am," Briles said. "I've always lived my live in a righteous manner."

But he admits he'll have to make some allowances because of the recent Baylor scandal.

"Reality is reality," Briles said. "What I've got to do is redefine myself and start a new chapter, and that's what I'm doing."

His firing has led him to say he would implement policies at his next coaching job that are protective of everyone, students first and foremost. And he endorsed Jim Grobe's appointment as his interim successor at Baylor, calling him a "real good man."

Briles' offensive philosophy is something that excites Jones, who spent extended time talking to him about Dallas' current personnel.

"It was real good sitting there watching him and listening to him talk about evaluating the quarterbacks and looking at some of the receivers, his perspective on them,'' Jones said. "I really enjoyed his evaluation of what we're doing.''

Jones said the former Baylor coach has extreme coaching talent and "would be a great asset to an organization.''

When asked if Briles' coaching would transfer to the NFL, Jones didn't hesitate with another endorsement.

"At any level,'' Jones said. "He's a football coach and really understands talent, can evaluate talent.''

Whether that could lead to a job in the Cowboys' organization could be something to watch over the next several months.