When defensive back Byron Jones joined the Cowboys as a rookie last season, defensive tackle Nick Hayden was the guy with the long hair and the beard.

Then, Hayden cut his hair and shaved partway through the season. In an interview at TicketStock with KTCK-AM (1310) The Ticket, Jones talked about how Hayden's new do threw him for a loop:

"He cut it during the season and I was like, Who is this clown?' I didn't recognize him. He shaved his beard down, cut his hair, and I was like, "Yo who the heck is this?"

The Ticket crew also asked Jones if he's made any drastic haircut decisions:

"In middle school. It didn't look good. It was pretty bad. It was like a mini-fro."

So what's Jones up to in this offseason? He said it's mostly about learning new things.

My first goal's to read five books. I've read three, so I'm doing pretty good. I'm trying to learn to cook because I can't cook for crap. Trying to do some yoga, trying to learn how to golf. I did some mini-golf a couple days ago, but that was about it. ... I read The Great Gatsby, and that was a hard read for me. Just the writer's style was hard. I also read a biography about Andre Agassi.