Dallas Cowboys, Oxnard agree to three-year deal; Jerry Jones likes climate, glamour of LA

The Dallas Cowboys officially conclude their training camp in Oxnard on Tuesday as they travel to Costa Mesa to practice against Los Angeles Chargers on Wednesday and Thursday in advance of Saturday’s preseason game between the two teams at SoFi Stadium.

But the Cowboys shall return.

The team has reached a three-year agreement with the City of Oxnard to continue their long run in Southern California for training camp, dating back to 43 years, including 16 Oxnard.

The new deal is for two years with an option for a third.

A source said, the team plans to exercise that option. They want to be here and they plan to be back through 2025.

The Cowboys are one of a handful of teams that go away for training camp.

It’s a tradition that dates back the team’s inception under legendary coach Tom Landry and general manager Tex Schramm.

Owner Jerry Jones likes the cool temperatures in Oxnard for training camp for quality work compared to the heat in Dallas. The temperature never rose above 75 degrees for practice since the Cowboys arrived on July 26.

He also likes the idea of the attention that comes with being in a big market for camp.

“Well, I like to bring the Cowboys to California,” Jones said at his camp opening press conference. “I like the national aspect of it. I’ve had the opportunity recently to be spending time with some of our most respected storytellers, not just in sports, but in all content for media. As you know with all of the different users of content today you have, not just the networks. It’s in vogue. They’ve talked about the storied aspects of us being in California and of how they’d had the opportunity to do this story, that story.

“It’s weather but it’s also tradition, and there’s a tremendous amount of tradition,” Jones continued. We go out of our way to make it happen. This is very important for us to do. this is a great place for this franchise to do training camp.”