While vice president Stephen Jones would push back on the idea, conventional wisdom is that the Dallas Cowboys have cost themselves money with their protracted negotiations with their top homegrown stars.
Quarterback Dak Prescott has had two lengthy negotiation periods and is projected to make over $436 million in career earnings through 2028 thanks to a pair of massive contracts that came at the end of long negotiation periods. Last summer, wide receiver CeeDee Lamb landed a then-record four-year, $136 million extension with $100 million in guaranteed money, signing in late August. Micah Parsons has been engaged with the team on his first big contract since last offseason, and with minicamp now over, a deal still isn't done.
