During this past weekend, there were reports that surfaced that the Dallas Cowboys may have made an attempt to lure Pro Bowl tight end Jason Witten out of retirement to return to the team to play this season.

Following Sunday's win over the Philadelphia Eagles, team owner Jerry Jones refuted those rumors by stating that he didn't have that type of conversation with Witten when he recently saw him at an event, according to Josh Alpe of Pro Football Talk.

“We haven’t at all. What you are seeing is probably lingering aspects of Jason saying I will never quit wanting to play,” Jones said.

These comments come shortly after Adam Schefter of ESPN reported on Sunday morning that head coach Jason Garrett had attempted on occasions this season to convince Witten to make a return to the team to help their playoff push. However, the 36-year-old had turned down those suggestions as has stayed committed to his current gig as an analyst for ESPN's Monday Night Football.

The Cowboys have had notable struggles at the tight end position this season in finding consistent production from that spot. The departure of Witten has left a sizable hole in the passing game that he had fulfilled through the last 15 seasons. In his final season, Witten did demonstrate that he can still play at a high level recording 63 catches for 560 receiving yards and five touchdowns while playing in all 16 regular season games for the 14th consecutive year. He also notched more than 60 catches and more than 550 receiving yards in each campaign over that span.

Regardless if the report does have any truth, it does show indicate that the franchise would be open to that scenario if ever presented itself in the future. In the meantime, the Cowboys have their focus on securing a spot in the playoffs.