Jerry Jones: Prescott contract talks unchanged after Lamb deal - ESPN

FRISCO, Texas — Now that the Dallas Cowboys have signed wide receiver CeeDee Lamb to a deal worth $136 million, where does that leave the team in its contract discussions with quarterback Dak Prescott?

«It'll remain like it's been,» owner and general manager Jerry Jones said Wednesday.

The sides have had discussions, but nothing appears close at the moment. Prescott said in the final week of training camp in Oxnard, California, that talks were going in the right direction, and he reiterated he wants to remain with the Cowboys.

With Lamb under a contract that makes him the second-highest-paid receiver in the NFL at $34 million annually, the Cowboys can pivot completely to talks with Prescott, but Jones said the focus of the organization is on the Sept. 8 season opener against the Cleveland Browns.

Jones said he has had no indication from Prescott's side that talks would not continue without an agreement in place by the start of the season.

What more does Jones need to see for him to give Prescott, who is entering his ninth year as the Cowboys' starting quarterback, a new deal?

«You could easily say, 'If you haven't seen it by now, you haven't seen it,'» he said. «I'm such a fan of Dak's and appreciate all of the great things that we all know that is there. And I appreciate his work ethic more than anything out here. I can't tell you how proud I am that we've got him this year to start this campaign.… When you look at a situation, you've got also got to weigh, 'OK, what are the consequences of the other side of the coin?' And so Dak's situation right now for me, from my mirror, has more to do with our situation than it does with the merits of Dak Prescott being the quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys.»

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