Dallas Cowboys chief operating officer Stephen Jones took a more direct route than his famous father when talking about the potential of re-signing star wide receiver CeeDee Lamb to a new contract.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones created headlines Thursday by saying that he doesn’t “have a sense of urgency” about re-signing Lamb and making him one of the league’s highest-paid wide receivers. That take prompted the three-time Pro Bowl wideout to write “lol” on Twitter.
Stephen Jones, however, added his two cents on Lamb, quarterback Dak Prescott and All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons during an appearance on “The Doomsday Podcast” with Ed Werder and Matt Mosley.
“We plan on doing it (re-signing all three of them),” Stephen Jones said on the podcast. “We want all three players here. We have the best chance of winning a championship by having those players on our roster.”
He didn’t stop there, either.
“We think the world of CeeDee, and we understand where he’s coming from on this and why he’s not here,” Stephen Jones said. “But we continue to work very hard on getting this deal done. … Zero. Zero. Zero thought process about CeeDee not being a Dallas Cowboy.”
Stephen Jones’ words seemed to indicate there is an urgency to get in the good graces of Lamb.
When asked why he doesn’t have a sense of urgency on Lamb’s potential deal, Jerry Jones said the following:
“I don’t know why I said it. I don’t know. I don’t have a sense of urgency about getting it done. Put any reason you want. I was at Nobu two days ago. Give that as the reason. Whatever you want to put out there.”
Lamb, 25, will be playing under a $17.99 million fifth-year option in 2024. The team placed Lamb on the reserve/did not report list earlier this week to add a roster spot during training camp.
Prescott, 30, is entering the final season of a four-year, $160 million contract extension and will cost the Cowboys $55.5 million against the cap this season.
Parsons, 25, has one year left on his four-year, $17.1 million rookie deal, and the Cowboys exercised his $21.3 million option for 2025, making him eligible for an extension.
