USAT: Cowboys Wire audio clip

USAT: Cowboys Wire

Feb 28, 2022

Cowboys fans have been wondering for weeks how their team’s front office would approach this offseason. With over 20 players- and more than a few key names- set to become free agents, would the club stick to their usual penny-pinching ways when it comes to contracts, or take the “all-in” approach that worked so well for the Rams in 2021 by paying seemingly any price to assemble a roster stacked enough to go the distance? - As the NFL world converges on Indianapolis for the annual scouting combine, Cowboys Nation has its first hints at an answer. - Things are going to get bumpy. - Chief operating officer Stephen Jones spoke with reporters on Monday, and the first reports from that conversation suggest that the Cowboys won’t be willing to kick an expensive can down the road. - - Doesn’t sound like the Cowboys will be following the Rams’ all-in strategy. Cowboys EVP Stephen Jones: “We could do some things that would allow us to keep most of our guys if we wanted to push it all out, but then we’d have a much bigger problem next year and the year after.” - — Jon Machota (@jonmachota) February 28, 2022 - - - In order to pay the cream of the club’s current free agent crop- Randy Gregory, Dalton Schultz, Michael Gallup, Jayron Kearse- it would take restructuring several other big-money contracts in order to get under the cap, and/or simply unloading players whose stats are no longer on par with their production. - Two names that have popped up in that latter category are wide receiver Amari Cooper and running back Ezekiel Elliott, after a disappointing season for each. - Jones was asked about both high-priced veterans but offered two very different levels of commitment. - - Zeke's "money is guaranteed," Stephen told us. "He’s going to be here. There’s no question. We’re fortunate to have him." - On Amari with 2022 Cowboys: "It's too early for me to address that yet. We’re continuing to have conversations. A lot of things affect that…moving parts."

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