Cowboys owner Jerry Jones responds to Dak Prescott's strong comments on contract negotiation status

Last weekend, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott made headlines after he made comments claiming he didn't fear the possibility of playing elsewhere after the 2024 NFL season and suggesting contract negotiations hadn't really begun between the sides.

Jerry Jones was asked about the quarterback's comments after claiming he was absolutely working on getting deals done, sometimes even at 2 a.m. in the morning.

"We should realize that 'talks' don't necessarily are a barometer of whether you're close to a deal at all," Jones told reporters on the Cowboys' press conference leading up to the draft. "As a matter of fact, it might be one of the least barometers."

Cowboys fans better hope Jerry is right after hearing Prescott confidently state that the sides could see where they're at "after the season," implying his willingness to play on a contract year and bet on himself.

It's an odd statement to make from Jerry but perhaps a fair one to a point: Once the numbers are right, NFL deals can suddenly get on the fast track and be done in the blink of an eye. 

Interestingly enough, Jones sneakily took a jab at player agents (the second time it happened in the press conference following Stephen Jones' claims of agents talking to each other about the deals they're looking for).

"Because most agents get mad as hell if I talk to the player so you wouldn't even have talks if they had their way about it," Jones explained about 'talks' not being a barometer of progress toward making a deal. "It's a misnomer to think that the total or the beginning of a time clock on 'talks' has that much to do with signing a player. Those two aren't necessarily the same thing."