Ralph Vacchiano
NFC East Reporter
When Jerry Jones recently announced he was “all-in” on the 2024 season, it was easy to picture him standing at his vault, welcoming in an A-list of NFL free agents. He made it sound like he’d do whatever it takes to get the Cowboys to Super Bowl LIX, no matter the hefty cost.
But that’s not exactly what the Dallas Cowboys owner meant.
“Your definition of what is ‘all-in’ and mine might not be the same thing,” Jones said last week at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis. “But I’m trying to win the games this year.”
So, with free agency set to open next week, what exactly did Jones mean by “all-in”? During his 45-minute session with reporters on the team bus last week, his answers were more often a word salad than a clear directive. But he seemed to indicate that it meant that any decisions they made wouldn’t be about the future — they’d be done with this year in mind, especially in the draft.
What it doesn’t appear to mean, though, is that they’ll be big players in free agency. In fact, one prominent NFL agent said from his conversations he believes the Cowboys “will be much more active in the second wave” of free agency, once the biggest names are gone.
That’s not really surprising given that they are not expected to have a lot of salary cap space when the market opens, and Jones seems much more inclined to spend money on his own players while finding bargains elsewhere. It’s not a bad approach. After all, the Cowboys obviously already have a strong base of talent.
It’s just not exactly what most envisioned when he said he was “all-in”.
“We’ll be ‘all-in’ this year,” Jones insisted. “It will be in any area. But it certainly doesn’t have to just be in free agency.”
Free agency is up first, though. So, here’s a look at the Cowboys’ situation and plans with the market set to open next week:
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Publish date : 2024-03-05 23:27:49
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