Jerry Jones says the Dallas Cowboys are willing to trade to improve their roster ahead of the deadline, but the team won't initiate talks.

"It will have to come our way. I don't want to preclude it in any way, but it always does. ... The initiation of an opportunity to make a trade that would help us principally has to start over on the other end. That's not showing a lack of aggressiveness, it's just how it starts," the Cowboys' owner and general manager said during his weekly interview with 105.3 The Fan in Dallas.

The trade deadline is Oct. 31 at 4 p.m. ET.

The Cowboys (4-2) are in second place in the NFC East coming out of their bye.

"I like where we are with our personnel today. I'm not thinking in any way that we need to upgrade our roster."

That being said, Jones added that, "I would really extend to improve our team right now. ... Because I think we have a team that is a contender. So, I would do it right now."