In his first public comments about last week's release of Terrell Owens, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said the wide receiver was not cut because of chemistry issues.
Jones said cutting Owens was more about allowing Roy Williams to become the No. 1 receiving threat and the development of Miles Austin as a potential No. 2 wideout.
"I had to look at Roy Williams and the future that we have with Roy," Jones said on The Fan (105.3 FM) on Tuesday afternoon. "I'm excited about Roy, so I'd rather have him than the [three] picks we gave up for him in this draft."
Jones also said it gives quarterback Tony Romo a chance to spread the ball around to Jason Witten, Martellus Bennett, Marion Barber and Felix Jones.
Owens, who has signed with the Buffalo Bills, said the Cowboys are blaming him for a 2008 season that ended without a playoff berth.
"I was the fall guy for some of the things that happened during that season," Owens said in an interview with NFL Network. "But those guys in that locker room, they know that whatever is being reported out there right now is very, very inaccurate. I have no problem with how people perceive me. I know myself. I know my heart, and I know what I am."
Jones said letting Owens go was a risk, like any other personnel decision, but he wasn't looking back on it.
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