Jerry Jones is doubling down on going all-in.
The Dallas Cowboys owner proclaimed that the club was pushing its chips to the center of the table in preparation for the 2024 season back in January, creating anticipation for a fanbase that's gone unquenched.
Two days prior to the 2024 NFL Draft, Jones explained that he believes the team has been all-in and will continue to be.
"We feel great about what we've been in free agency," Jones said, via team transcript. "All-in. All-in. All-in. We're all-in with these young guys. We're all-in with this draft."
Jones' original all-in musing was never free-agent specific. He spoke about "key contracts we'd like to address," along with the team not building "for the future," and authoring a time-is-now narrative in the aftermath of a disappointing defeat on Super Wild Card Weekend against the Green Bay Packers.
It kept the Cowboys buzzing, but regardless of what the onus of the statement was, the offseason has sputtered along with the re-signing of running back Rico Dowdle and the free agency adds of RB Royce Freeman and linebacker Eric Kendricks standing as the most notable moves in an otherwise silent spring. Meanwhile, contract extensions talks with Dak Prescott have been non-existent and long-term pacts with CeeDee Lamb and Micah Parsons have yet to be worked out.
All has been quiet on the Dallas front aside from more than a handful of notable losses, among them Tyron Smith, Tony Pollard and Jayron Kearse.
With the 'Boys cap-strapped to the tune of having just $6.29 million available (per Over the Cap), gambling on free agency would've been a taxing endeavor. Conventional wisdom suggests getting some of the aforementioned long-term deals worked out earlier to free up some cap room.
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