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FRISCO, Texas — Jerry Jones revealed on Wednesday the crux of the Dallas Cowboys’ contract negotiations with Dak Prescott doesn’t really have anything to do with their quarterback.
Essentially, Jones said of Prescott’s contract negotiations, “It’s not you, it’s me.”
“You could easily say, if you hadn’t seen it by now, you haven’t seen it,” Jones said Wednesday when addressing the question of what the 2023 NFL passing touchdowns leader has to do to get paid. “I’m such a fan of Dak’s and appreciate all of the great things that we all know that he’s there. I appreciate his work ethic probably more than anything out here. I can’t tell you how proud I am that we’ve got him this year to start this campaign. Needing to see, I just gave an explanation where when you look at a situation, you’ve also got to weigh, ‘OK, what are the consequences of the other side of the coin.’ Dak’s situation, right now, for me, from my mirror, has more to do with our [salary cap] situation than it does with the merits of Dak Prescott being the quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys.”
On Thursday, Prescott was told of Jones’ remarks, and he point-blank dismissed what the Dallas owner and general manager had to say.
“Yeah, I understand that,” Prescott said. “That’s the business and the nature of this game that we play. Yeah, I stopped, honestly, listening to things that he [Jerry Jones] says to the media a long time ago. Doesn’t really hold weight with me.”
Jones’ point about being concerned about the salary doesn’t have as much ground to stand on under two weeks away from Dallas’ 2024 season opener at the Cleveland Browns. He allowed the market value price for Prescott, which the 2023 NFL MVP runner-up said he would be pursuing in the negotiations, rise by waiting all offseason as other NFL quarterbacks like the Jaguars’ Trevor Lawrence (five years, $275 million), the Lions’ Jared Goff (four years, $212…
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2024-08-29 22:14:09
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