Cowboys' Jerry Jones Declines To Comment on State of Dak Prescott Contract Talks

Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones declined to comment on contract negotiations with quarterback Dak Prescott during a Friday appearance on The K&C Masterpiece on Audacy's 105.3 The Fan.

"I won't be discussing anything at all about Dak business or contract at this particular time," Jones said.

Cowboys EVP Stephen Jones was similarly reticent about the status of negotiations when speaking to 94.1 San Antonio's Sports Star on Friday (h/t DallasCowboys.com's Nick Harris.)

"You know, my normal line is, you just don't know. You never know until they're done," Stephen Jones said. "Really don't want to comment at all about the negotiations."

The Cowboys leaders' reluctance to speak about the talks with Prescott marks a change from earlier this offseason, during which Stephen Jones has periodically expressed hope about the progress of the negotiations.

The Jones' refusal to comment also follows a Thursday report from DLLS' Clarence Hill, who wrote that "progress has been made" in talks between the Cowboys and Prescott and "a deal is closer than it has been."

Prescott recorded a career-high 4,516 passing yards last season while leading the NFL with 410 completions and 36 touchdowns.

He is now heading into the final season of his current four-year, $160 million deal. He is asking for an annual average of more than $55 million, which would make him the highest-paid quarterback in the NFL, The Athletic's Jeff Howe previously reported.

The Cowboys have recently locked in Prescott's favorite target for the near future by signing wide receiver CeeDee Lamb to a four-year, $136 million extension.

Unless the Cowboys work out a deal for their quarterback by Sunday, Prescott will start against the Cleveland Browns on track to hit unrestricted free agency in 2025.

Even so, playing Week 1 without a long-term extension does not necessarily mean the quarterback will not be returning to Dallas next fall. Prescott said on Thursday he does not consider the season opener to be a deadline for a new deal, per ESPN's Todd Archer.