  The CDF experiment has reported an excess of high-$p_t$ jets compared to
previous next-to-leading order QCD expectations. Before attributing this to new
physics effects, we investigate whether these high-$p_t$ jets can be explained
by a modified gluon distribution inside the proton. We find enough flexibility
in a global QCD analysis including the CDF inclusive jet data to provide a
25-35\% increase in the jet cross sections at the highest $p_t$ of the
experiment. Two possible sets of parton distributions are presented, and the
effects of these on other existing data sets are presented. Further theoretical
and experimental work needed to clarify unresolved issues is outlined.
