"You can't have enough good players at any position," he said. "But if there's a situation where we feel we can upgrade our team, we're certainly going to look at that."
Asked if he worried Jones' disappointment over falling behind Cedric Benson on the depth chart could become an issue, Angelo was blunt.
"I can't make a guy feel something," he said. "He knows what he has to do. It's about business now. He knows what we expect of him. It's about being the best team we can be."
Smith consistently has been adamant about the need to have depth at the position because of injuries. Jones, Benson and Adrian Peterson each played prominent roles in victories last season.
Pressed further about the possibility of Jones being traded, Angelo grew stern.
"I'm not going to get into trades," Angelo said. "We're focused on the season now. We're focused on the team.
"I'm not focused on Lance Briggs. I'm not focused on Thomas Jones. I'm not focused on Olin Kreutz. I'm focused on the team and our opener against Green Bay. That's where our mind-set is.
"We're not going to get into any personal issues with any player at this time."
In comments thus far during training camp, that appears to be the focus of Jones and Briggs as well. Jones on Thursday talked about looking forward, choosing not to address whether he still would be receptive to a trade.
Briggs, who took some snaps with the first nickel package Friday, has put thoughts about an extension behind thoughts about winning the Super Bowl.
"I'm more focused on winning this year than anything else," Briggs said. "There's not much I can do about [my contract]. I'm happy to see [Rosenhaus], see that he's active and doing his job. But your agent doesn't get your new contract. You get it by how you play."
Angelo said Rosenhaus and Briggs understand the Bears gave their "very best shot" during talks in April and that the lack of an extension is "not an issue."
If the Bears don't reach an agreement with Briggs, they either would have to place a franchise tag on him or watch him become an unrestricted free agent next off-season.
"Anything's a possibility," Angelo said. "I'm not going to get into what-ifs or scenarios. You know how I feel about the tags. They're not my favorite things to do. But you have to do what's in the best interests of the organization."
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