It hasn’t been easy being a fan of the Dallas Cowboys. For the last three decades, the team has struggled to build a Super Bowl-worthy roster. Moreover, in that timeframe, team owner and general manager Jerry Jones has become one of the most infamous men in sports.
Whether it was false promises or gross exaggerations, patience for Jones is starting to wear thin. However, a recent addition to the list of problems has been his negotiation tactics. The situation got so bad that even franchise quarterback Dak Prescott poked fun at his employer.
Dak Prescott Jokes About Jerry Jones’ Negotiations
The 2024 offseason is when Jones’ practice truly came into the limelight. The Cowboys were entering the offseason with potential extensions to be made with both CeeDee Lamb and Prescott’s contracts. However, rather than getting the deals done quickly, Jones waited.
Ultimately, it led to Lamb getting a four-year, $136 million contract that could have been less if done before Amon-Ra St. Brown and Justin Jefferson signed their deals. Then, the situation with Prescott got even worse.
Speaking at the annual Children’s Cancer Fund gala, he was questioned about the upcoming extension for standout defensive star Micah Parsons. Prescott made it clear that the locker room fully had Parsons’ back.
“Me and Micah have talked in the locker room. Leave that as locker-room talks. We’re very confident in our guy and what he can do. Who he is and what he wants to do is [as] important as anything. And that’s him being a leader,” Prescott said.
However, with the NFL season almost at its annual NFL Draft pitstop, no contract extension for Parsons feels like a repeat of his situation from a year ago. That’s when Prescott dropped a joke that might have been a subtle shot at Jones.
“Contracts, I mean, I don’t have the full answer for it. I think all of mine would have been done a lot earlier than they were so. … For him, it’s just to stay positive and understand and make sure that his team knows what he wants and what he believes,” Prescott said.
In Prescott’s case, he got a gargantuan four-year deal worth $240 million that made him the highest-paid player in NFL history. But its timing left everyone perplexed, as free agency, drafts, OTAs, training camps, and preseason all went by without a new contract.
Eventually, the deal became official on the first Saturday of the 2024 NFL season after the Kansas City Chiefs had already faced the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday Night Football in Game 1 of the exciting season.