With two first-round picks in Saturday's draft, it's pretty obvious the Cowboys want to come away with a pair of impact players.

But that doesn't mean they'll come away with two rookies. During yesterday's pre-draft news conference, Cowboys owner/general manager

Jerry Jones admitted his club has talked with another team about acquiring a veteran receiver to pair with All-Pro Terrell Owens.

"I wouldn't give who it was, but the answer is yes. We have talked (with another team)," Jones said. "I wouldn't give you a timeframe on it either, if you're talking the last week or the last few days. But certainly since (the start of) the offseason."

The three names most linked of late to such talk have been Cincinnati's Chad Johnson, Detroit's Roy Williams and Arizona's Anquan Boldin. Adding intrigue is the fact that the three teams most mentioned as trade partners — the Cowboys, Eagles and Redskins — all play in the same division.

When asked if the Cowboys have called Cincinnati about Johnson, Jones said, "No."

Bengals coach Marvin Lewis confirmed reports yesterday that the Redskins offered their 2008 first-rounder and a conditional pick in 2009, which could've been a first rounder, for Johnson, and Cincinnati turned them down.

Johnson has threatened to sit out the season if he's not traded, and yesterday, Lewis said the receiver should follow through on his threat.

The Lions have been steadfast in saying they will not deal the Texas-ex Williams and, yesterday, Cardinals GM Rod Graves said teams inquiring about Boldin's availability have been quickly shot down.

However absolute each club's resolve may seem at this point, Jones knows things can change, especially with multiple teams in pursuit of a big-time playmaker. Jones believes the pressure the draft clock puts on personnel people could help prompt a deal if there's a player one of the above teams covets available when the Cowboys hit the clock at 22nd or 28th overall.

"Unquestionably, now and on the clock, but really on the clock during draft day, it is an important time to get the most value for a veteran player, if he's in demand," Jones said. "If I'm the team that's got the player, my best time to move is right then. And the minute the draft is over, picks don't have anywhere near the value and everyone's protecting the players they've got."

Owens is entering a contract year, and Jones' stated desire to add a "wow" factor to the offense has centered on finding a complement to the All-Pro. But Jones isn't so sure that there's not already enough on the roster.

Patrick Crayton, Sam Hurd, Miles Austin and Isaiah Stanback will return. And if Terry Glenn can come back at full strength, after two knee surgeries in 2007, Jones says a veteran addition may not be necessary.

"I know we've got it in house if Terry Glenn can do it," Jones said. "I am thinking positive about Terry Glenn. I don't have any idea how he is going to continue to go, but he is going to be very much a part of our plans.

"We may have the best thing since ice cream in house in terms of a veteran receiver that you can get to come in, and that would take the heat off and really add balance to Terrell Owens."