Cowboys news: Stephen Jones talks about the top players’ contracts.
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According to Stephen Jones, Brandon Loree of Blogging The Boys, the Cowboys are using “Houdini” to figure out their contract difficulties.
The Cowboys and its biggest stars are in the middle of their contractual song and dance.
The Dallas Cowboys have a history of being magicians. During the franchise’s 1990s heyday, owner Jerry Jones, who acquired the team in 1989, drew three Super Bowls out of a hat.
Unfortunately, after a few decades, the team’s tricks have grown monotonous and cliché.
It has been increasingly difficult to keep fans across seated under AT&T Stadium’s enormous top, particularly since the circus collapsed against the Green Bay Packers in January.
Fortunately, the circus has returned to town for another season, and the front office is attempting to pull off their trickiest one yet: record-breaking agreements for Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, and Micah Parsons.
When you consider the financial stakes, those matters simply take time. Naturally, we’re also attempting to play Houdini a little bit in order to keep all these folks close to Dak and retain the players we were lucky enough to draft. When you start stacking them that way, it becomes challenging. It’s not impossible, but you will need to make some concessions if you wish to accomplish it. When they made that ridiculous trade at the receiving position, I know the Vikings were there with Jefferson. Naturally, we have one of the best in Dak [Prescott], right there with [Trevon] Diggs, and then you have D-Law and Zack Martin. Thus, we have a large number of guys who are well off. There are no justifications—we know and believe we can do this task; it just need time.
Although Jones gave a strong response, it was noteworthy that he brought up Justin Jefferson’s recent contract extension with the Minnesota Vikings. The negotiations between Minnesota and Jefferson during the previous offseason ended in failure, delaying the negotiations until 2024.
According to Stephen Jones, it’s “a challenge to keep everybody” because of impending contract decisions. – Larry Holder and Dianna Russini, The Athletic:
Jones discusses the team’s current situation with Dak Prescott.
“Then, of course, there is Dak. His résumé clearly speaks for itself. He finished second in last year’s MVP voting, you know. He’s had an incredible career here in Dallas, you know.
“We have hope that we can complete these guys,” Jones stated. “I am aware of Dak; our objective is to finish him. He is aware of this. Jerry Jones and I are conversing with Dak directly, his agent, and ourselves. He is aware that our intention is to keep him here. He is also aware of the difficulties.
“You are aware of the consequences for teams who possess these expensive quarterbacks. It becomes difficult to maintain everyone at some point. Of course, the Chiefs are one such example. However, they managed to get by without Tyreek Hill and a few other elite players. After this season, they let go of L’Jarius Sneed, one of the best corners in the league. Along the road, you have to make some difficult decisions. However, we think we can accomplish that.
