Dallas Cowboys chief operating officer Stephen Jones was fresh off the plane from Ohio after his team spent the afternoon suffocating the Cleveland Browns in a 33–17 win, and wanted to offer up a bit of a correction. He knew the narrative I was pushing—and he wasn’t having any of it.
The NFL offseason is over and—to all of us on the outside—it sure looked like this summer was a lot for America’s Team. CeeDee Lamb wasn’t at training camp in Oxnard, Calif., holding out for a new contract. Dak Prescott attended camp, but also found himself in a contract year, and with a freeway to free agency next spring that starting quarterbacks rarely enjoy. Coach Mike McCarthy’s deal was in its final season, too, and Micah Parsons was eligible for a new deal as well.
