Report: Dan Reeves rejected hours clause

DALLAS, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- An hours clause kept Dan Reeves from taking a job with the Cowboys this week, The Dallas Morning News reported Friday.

Reeves, 65, who played for the Cowboys from 1965 to 1972 and was an assistant from 1974 to 1980, had tried to work out a contract to join the Cowboys in some capacity but told the newspaper he objected to having a clause put in his contract about the amount of hours he was to work at its Valley Ranch complex.

Team owner Jerry Jones and Reeves agreed in principle to a multiyear deal that was to start Monday but the former Cowboys assistant and player didn't know about the clause.

"Oh, definitely, big-time," was his response to a question from the Morning News about being surprised by the clause. "For someone to question how I've done (my time) for a lot of years, I've never been questioned. Plus, as a coach, how can you verify that? Nobody punches a clock."

In January, Reeves interviewed to be the San Francisco 49ers' offensive coordinator. He has previous stints as head coach of the Denver Broncos, New York Giants and Atlanta Falcons.