The Dallas Cowboys have the special privilege of being inactive in the first round of free agency, which began last week. According to the Cowboys’ website, linebacker Eric Kendricks is the only player who was a member of another team in 2023. The Dallas Cowboys lost several key players last week.
Owner Jerry Jones said in the offseason that he wanted to fight “all in” for the postseason and keep his core team. Many of the Cowboys’ key players left for other clubs during last week’s free agency period. The Cowboys lost a number of key players to free agency this year, including Tony Pollard, Tyron Smith and Tyler Biadasz. Stephen Jones blames bloated market on boring free agency
Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones told ESPN’s Todd Archer that the team’s front office’s lack of interest in free agents is due to inflation. No, Mr. Jones is not referring to the kind of inflation that is driving food prices for Americans to record highs. Jones explained that the Cowboys don’t think it’s appropriate to pay high salaries to free agents.
Cowboys Executive Vice President Stephen Jones said: “In the first few days of free agency, my usual approach is to pay good players like great players and pay average players like great players. That’s my opinion, etc.” “Because in our opinion, the market is inflated. That’s one perspective. That’s the way I look at things. As I’ve said before, recruiting players is a year-round effort. It is beyond the first, second or third day of self-government. In fact, Stephen, 2024 is a leap year, so the player acquisition process will take him 366 days. Due to the cost of signing Dak Prescott and the cap space that comes with it, the Cowboys cannot afford to pay exorbitant fees in the offseason. According to Over The Cap, the Cowboys have just over $7 million to spend this summer. Cowboys hope to enter draft
The majority of the proceeds must be retained by the Cowboys for unexpected expenses during the regular season. But they will likely spend that much money when signing draft picks this spring. Jones explained to Archer that he wanted to build his roster through the draft rather than free agency. “I think this is a testament to our organization, Will and the scouting department and the coaches that were here, doing their job in developing the players,” Jones continued. “I’m not frustrated. It means I did a good job in the draft.”
The Cowboys lost a lot of talent as players Dallas believed in accepted excessive contracts with other clubs. Do the Cowboys really think their rookies will save them in January?
