Jerry Jones addresses potential Dak Prescott extension

Dallas Cowboys executives Jerry and Stephen Jones may be playing a football front-office version of good cop, bad cop when it comes to negotiating quarterback Dak Prescott’s extension.

Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones on Tuesday affirmed the team’s complete focus toward coming to terms with Prescott on an extension.

Prescott is entering the final year of the four-year, $160 million contract he signed in 2021. His cap hit for next season is slated to be at around $59.4 million.

Dallas could conceivably lower that figure with some financial finagling should Prescott sign an extension. Lowering his nearly $60 million cap hit would go a long way in helping the team have more flexibility ahead of free agency.

During his Saturday media session at the NFL Scouting Combine, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was asked specifically about whether his team’s “all-in” approach to roster building hinges on getting a Prescott extension done. The 81-year-old billionaire stated that he believes the team can “absolutely” remain aggressive without a new QB deal in place.

“You can get in and get on the same page and see if you can come to an agreement. If you can’t, what we have in place works,” said Jones via Nick Harris of DallasCowboys.com. “And so obviously, if you do it one way, you’ll be working through some of the other areas on the team in a different way, but you can’t really plan on that until you see when you’re there.”

While Jones affirmed his desire to keep Prescott under center long -term, the Cowboys owner added that he didn't “fear” the possibility of his star QB leaving after 2024.