Jerry Jones spent 42 minutes speaking with DFW media in Indianapolis on Friday. There was a lot packed into the NFL Scouting Combine's 'party bus' session. The owner of the Dallas Cowboys called me and said, “Little Rock insurance salesman, gibberish.''.
But hidden among all of the “all in” nonsense (the Cowboys seem to use their own dictionary to define what “all in” means), Jones announced that the long-planned Duck -Provided revelation regarding Prescott's contract extension.
Jones admitted there was “no need to sign a new contract”.
I've written about the path he's referring to, calling it the “Band-Aid Option,” which simply means that Prescott's cap hit is now ballooning to $59.4 million when the NFL opens on March 13. This is a story about what would happen if things remained as they were. .
An extension would help the club extend that money over future seasons while giving it room to spend $20 million worth of free agency this offseason, but a “Band-Aid option” would allow the club to “flip the terms”. The “switch'' would provide the same flexibility as in 2024 by transferring the funds from this year's contract with Prescott into a voidable two-year period in the future.
This is a somewhat risky bookkeeping trick, and absent a new contract (I think Prescott is asking for $60 million APY), it's a good reason for Dallas to move very slowly here. ), the QB could become a free agent after 2024.
“No, I'm not afraid of it,” Jones said. “The players you get have a long time until their contracts expire. If you're afraid of that, you're going to walk around shaking.”
It's okay, don't be afraid. But isn't there also a new contract?
“It doesn't have to be, but it can be resolved if everyone wants to resolve it,” Jones said. “We can come in and get on the same page and see if we can come to an agreement. If we can't come to an agreement, what we have in place will work.”
Jones said of Dak, the NFL MVP runner-up, “He had a great year…The good news is I'm confident he can play better and we can do it too. “I'm sure of it,” he said, insisting he remains a believer in Duck. Please do better overall. ”
Jerry said all of this even though the team hasn't had any major negotiations with Prescott's agent, Todd France. However, Jerry said the Cowboys are “going to work on a contract with him for the future. I can't say right now what we will or won't do there, but the important thing is that he will.” '' he claimed. our quarterback. ”
That's certainly a “major thing”, but how Prescott fits under the cap is also a “major thing”… Jerry's concession that “extension plans” could be shelved for “The Band” alike. Assistance options. ”
