IN BRIEF : Cowboys’ Coach Gets 10-Year Pact

Jerry Jones, the new majority owner of the Dallas Cowboys, has given Coach Jimmy Johnson a 10-year contract, the NFL club announced today. Jones made the announcement to potential advertisers for Dallas’ KRLD Radio, the Cowboys flagship radio station.

The 10-year contract is not without precedent. The late Clint Murchison, the original owner of the Cowboys, gave Tom Landry such a contract in the mid-1960s when Landry was suffering the losing woes of an expansion team.

The Cowboys announced Johnson’s contract from their Valley Ranch headquarters. When Jones bought the team in late February, he would not release details of the contract of his former Arkansas football teammate.