Jerry Jones sees Cowboys being bigger spenders in free agency - ESPN

INDIANAPOLIS — Now 30 years since the Dallas Cowboys' last Super Bowl appearance, owner and general manager Jerry Jones said he has let the fans down with his team's championship drought.

«I really can't accept just the thought of winning one Super Bowl and then what?» Jones said Friday night from the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis. «I've got more time on my clock than that in my mind. And so I don't see it that way. I see a chance to put a team together and basically be knocking at the edge and get another one or get a chance at a another one.

»It runs that way in my view… Make no mistake about it now, if you told me I could, because I've done a lot of hitchhiking in my life… I'd start here with you right now and hitchhike back to Dallas to win a Super Bowl."

After a 7-9-1 finish in 2025, Jones promised change. One change will be the team's approach to free agency.

The Cowboys have not relied heavily on free agency in years, choosing to pick their spots to shore up holes on the roster with cost-effective players.

«I would bet that we will spend more money in free agency than we have,» Jones said.

To do so, the Cowboys will first have to create the salary cap room. Well over the $301.2 million cap that was set Friday, they will restructure the contracts of quarterback Dak Prescott, wide receiver CeeDee Lamb and left guard Tyler Smith, which will create $66 million of room.

Jones said the Cowboys will rework the contracts of defensive tackles Kenny Clark, Quinnen Williams and Osa Odighizuwa, who are scheduled to count around $63 million against the cap. With Clark and Williams, the Cowboys can look to add voidable years to their contracts then restructure that way.

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