The Dallas Cowboys have a number of superstars who are eligible for new contracts, but their executive office’s procrastination makes it harder to bolster the roster.
Dallas — As you’ve probably heard, the Dallas Cowboys’ offseason hasn’t started off well, but some of it was predicted. It seemed
inevitable that the Cowboys would lose some players to the free market since they had so many free agents.
The team’s incapacity to prolong its finest players was unexpected. With wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, pass rusher Micah Parsons, and
quarterback Dak Prescott all up for extensions, the Cowboys entered the summer with the Big Three to re-sign. There hasn’t been any re-
upping thus far, and no agreements seem to be close.
Although it’s not shocking in the slightest that Jerry and Stephen Jones haven’t negotiated any contracts for well-known athletes, they
frequently take a very long time to complete agreements. However, it is odd to observe that there doesn’t seem to be a pressing need to finish any of them.
An agreement with Lamb or Prescott may free up money for a club that is close to the salary cap, enabling the Cowboys to add additional
players in free agency and strengthen a roster that should be competitive in 2024. That doesn’t seem to be a top concern either.
It’s surprising that Jerry Jones, who recently stated that Prescott is a quarterback capable of winning the Super Bowl, hasn’t made more of
an effort to negotiate an extension and, in doing so, offer the organization more flexibility to attempt to assist Prescott get over the hump
. Would he not want to hold onto a quarterback who consistently gives his team the best opportunity to win? Isn’t his goal to start that
quarterback with the greatest roster possible?
Beyond the fact that everyone has had to pick up a new understanding of what Jones believes “all in” presumably means, these are the
questions that have dogged the Cowboys summer.
The Joneses are happy to let the contract controversy continue without providing a response to these queries. Prescott may earn the
biggest deal in NFL history when he becomes an unrestricted free agency in 2025 if a deal isn’t done before the season.
These are the questions that have plagued the Cowboys this summer, beyond the fact that everyone has had to learn a new definition of what Jones thinks “all in” likely means.
The Joneses are content to let the contract dispute drag on without answering any of these questions. If a deal isn’t done before the
season, Prescott may sign the largest contract in NFL history when he becomes an unrestricted free agent in 2025.
Regarding Lamb and his prospective new contract, the same may be stated. One of the league’s top wide receivers is a guy the club should
negotiate a new deal with, but there hasn’t been much progress on an extension.
Lamb just had an incredible season in which he set several single-season records for the Cowboys and was selected to the first team of the
All-Pro squad. The four-year veteran ought to be paid appropriately since he is unquestionably one of the league’s best wide receivers.
The Cowboys do, however, have more options to retain Lamb beyond the season, including the franchise tag, than they had with Prescott.
The team has utilized it without any problems in the past, and if they can’t use it again next year, they probably will.
