Brandon Weeden takes great delight Jerry Jones, Cowboys not going to the playoffs

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Quarterback Brandon Weeden remained largely silent on the subject of his release by the Dallas Cowboys earlier this season.

That changed Monday as Weeden, who has helped guide the Houston Texans to back-to-back wins to put the franchise on the cusp of a playoff berth, took a shot at Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones on an Oklahoma City sports talk station.

"Yeah, absolutely,” Weeden said when asked by a KRXO-FM host about if he was satisfied with the Cowboys’ listless situation compared to that of the Texans. “We get to play extra football and he'll be watching on his couch. That’s what it’s all about."

Jones released Weeden before starter Tony Romo returned, albeit briefly, from an injured collarbone. Jones said last month the team would have been better off if Matt Cassel had been the starter instead of Weeden all season.

Weeden said he was “shocked” to hear Jones’ assessment and also praised the Texans’ for their support.

“Obviously, here a lot of guys here got my back,” Weeden said. “Nate Washington said some really nice things after last week’s win, which I really appreciated. You know, everybody here in this locker room has got my back. They understand how this league works. They were just as shocked as I was with some of the things that maybe Jerry or whoever was saying. It was kind of one of those things. Everybody here has my back. When it’s all said and done, that’s really all that matters.”

The Texans haven’t clinched a playoff berth quite yet. They would have been ensured a spot in the postseason had the Cincinnati Bengals not fallen in overtime to the Denver Broncos on Monday night, but a victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday (and a couple other scenarios) would extend the Texans’ season.

Weeden will return to be sideline if Texans starter if Brian Hoyer, who is in the final stages of the concussion protocol, is cleared before Sunday, Houston coach Bill O’Brien told reporters on Monday.