Cowboys Eyeing New Dak Prescott, Micah Parsons, CeeDee Lamb Contracts; Timeline TBD

The Dallas Cowboys want to ensure some of their headline players are with the organization for the foreseeable future.

Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones told reporters Tuesday the team prefers to sign contract extensions with quarterback Dak Prescott, wide receiver CeeDee Lamb and pass-rusher Micah Parsons, although he didn't offer any details on a timeline.

"Our whole thing with Dak is him being a Cowboy," Jones said. "That's all that's on our mind."

There is slightly more urgency in place for the offensive players.

After all, Prescott and Lamb are scheduled to hit free agency after the upcoming season. Parsons is under team control through the 2025 campaign thanks to the club option on his deal.

This is not the first time Jones has discussed the desire to sign the quarterback to a long-term deal, as he did so during the 2023 season. And a regular season where Prescott completed 69.5 percent of his passes for 4,516 yards, a league-best 36 touchdowns and nine interceptions while leading the Cowboys to the NFC East title likely didn't do anything to dissuade the front office.

It was an important bounce-back showing for Prescott after he led the league with 15 interceptions despite playing just 12 games in 2022.

For now, the top concern for the Cowboys is their lack of playoff success. They lost at home to the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Wild Card round in a game where Prescott threw a pick-six this past season and have not advanced past the Divisional Round since the 1995 campaign.

However, Jones' comments suggest any change in direction will not involve moving on from the quarterback or his top receiver.

Lamb being a priority at 24 years old coming off a season where he finished with a league-best 135 catches for 1,749 yards and 12 touchdowns is anything but a surprise. The same goes for Parsons, who is one of the best defensive players in the league with the ability to get after the quarterback off the edge or even drop back in coverage.

Parsons is just 24 as well and figures to be an organizational building block for years to come.

But first, the Cowboys have to figure out how to sign all three players to long-term deals if they don't want to lose any of them.