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Dallas Cowboys stars Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb are each one year away from free agency, while standout linebacker Micah Parsons is now extension-eligible.
There’s an intense juggling act going on in Dallas’ front office, according to the team’s chief operating officer, Stephen Jones.
“Those things take time,” he said. “You know when you’re talking about CeeDee and … somebody like a Micah is coming up — you’re talking about two players that aren’t quarterbacks that feel like they ought to be a little bit like [Justin] Jefferson, the top-paid non-quarterbacks in the league. Of course, you have Dak. Obviously, his résumé speaks for itself. He was second in MVP voting last year. He [has] just had an extraordinary career here in Dallas.
“You know, those things just take time when you’re talking about the amount of money involved. Of course, we’re trying to … play Houdini in how to keep all these guys around Dak and keep these players we were fortunate enough to draft.”
Regarding Prescott, former NFL wide receiver Plaxico Burress opined on Thursday’s edition of “The Carton Show” that team owner Jerry Jones knows exactly what he’s doing with the quarterback’s contract.
“I believe that Jerry Jones has pushed all his chips into the middle of the table,” Burress said. “He’s saying, ‘Listen, if Dak Prescott doesn’t get it done this year, [we’re moving on].’ They haven’t even signed CeeDee Lamb yet. Training camp is a few days away. … Dak Prescott doesn’t have a contract. They’re going to wait and see how the season unfolds, and he’s going to make a decision if he wants to blow this thing up or not.”
Former Cowboys defensive end and Hall of Famer Charles Haley recently asserted that Dallas should trade Prescott before the 2024 season starts. In the wake of that remark, Chris Broussard argued that it’s more likely Dallas “caves and gives Dak the contract that he wants” on Thursday’s “First Things First.”
Prescott, a three-time Pro Bowler, threw for an…
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Publish date : 2024-07-20 21:08:11
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