Dallas Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones has addressed concerns about the team’s commitment to the 2024 season and their pursuit of a Super Bowl title.
Jones stated that the team has consistently spent on the roster year after year and remains committed. Their current spending has been influenced by the need to re-sign key players such as Dak Prescott, Micah Parsons, and CeeDee Lamb.
Jones emphasized that the team spends the maximum amount allowed under the salary cap every year and will continue to do so. Signing their own players takes priority, even if it doesn’t happen immediately.
However, the Cowboys have yet to sign Prescott, Parsons, or Lamb. Prescott is expected to play out the 2024 season on his current deal, while negotiations with Lamb have reached a stalemate.
Despite their passive approach in free agency, Jones maintained that the Cowboys are still committed to the 2024 season due to their financial commitments and intention to prioritize re-signing their key players. The team has around $6.5 million in salary cap space for the upcoming season.
While critics have pointed out the team’s lack of activity in free agency, Jones defended their approach, stating that they are holding money back to sign key players to extensions. The Cowboys remain confident in their approach to building a successful team.
The Dallas Cowboys are facing challenges in signing key players, including Dak Prescott, Micah Parsons, and CeeDee Lamb, to contract extensions. Lamb has chosen to boycott the team’s offseason program as a negotiation tactic.
Despite their promise to go “all in” on the 2024 season, the Cowboys have been relatively quiet in free agency as they allocate maximum funds each year to sign players like Prescott, Parsons, and Lamb. Prescott’s contract will remain unchanged, setting up a prove-it seasons for him before becoming a free agent in 2025.
The Cowboys are expected to keep Parsons, while an extension for Lamb may happen after the draft. Dallas Cowboys executive vice president, Stephen Jones, defends the team’s conservative approach to free agency, emphasizing their tight salary cap situation.
The team has limited cap space with $6.5 million available before the 2024 NFL Draft and has made modest signings but needs to fill key departures. They may negotiate new deals or consider franchise tags on Lamb and are likely to exercise the fifth-year option on Parsons.
The Cowboys hold the 24th overall pick in the upcoming NFL Draft.
Despite losing star players in free agency, Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones believes in promoting from within and developing young players to fill vacancies on the offensive line. However, some fans see this as a smokescreen and question the team’s plans for the upcoming draft.
The development of young players and potential position changes will play a significant role in the Cowboys’ strategy moving forward as they address offensive line concerns and protect Prescott effectively.
Fans reacted as follows.
So then why don't they? 🤷♂️
— Marcus Blumberg (@MarcusBlumberg) April 16, 2024
If you have to hold money back to sign your guys, you aren't all in! Sign your guys early, like Philly, then you can say your all in.
— Josh H (@jayaf1980) April 16, 2024
then what are they waiting for? sign them
— Billy in 4C (@pmp1990) April 16, 2024
Then why aren’t you signing them? lol
— Matt 🐀 (@GeraltOfPhilly) April 16, 2024
