Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett isn't hiding how pleased he is to be adding a familiar weapon as he heads into the last year of his contract.
News broke Thursday morning that Jason Witten is coming out of retirement and returning to play for the Cowboys. Witten played tight end in Dallas from 2003-17 before spending last season in the booth for ESPN's Monday Night Football.
Even with a gap year, Garrett gushed publicly over Witten and made clear he believes Witten still possesses the same ability that made him a franchise cornerstone, per David Helman of the team's official site:
"I think he felt like there was still some meat on the bone, things he wanted to accomplish.