NFC East

Mac Engel: The reason to entertain the idea that the Cowboys will hire Bill Belichick

FORT WORTH, Texas — There will be no private plane landing at the Teterboro Airport, and Chris Mortensen will not have to act as a go-between between the owner of the Dallas Cowboys and the ex-coach of the New England Patriots. Only because it’s Jerry Jones, anyone who watches, follows, coaches or plays in the NFL has learned to accept the following: Never rule out the sun rising in the south. That includes Jerry pulling a tuna of his hat in early Jan. of 2002 when he hired former New York Giants, New York Jets and New England Patriots head coach Bill Parcells. The Cowboys were coming off thre…