INDIANAPOLIS — Thirty years after the franchise's last Super Bowl appearance, Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones told reporters at the NFL scouting combine he feels he has let the fan base down and is prepared to change course to chase another championship. After a 7-9-1 finish in 2025, Jones said he plans a more aggressive roster strategy that will include heavier use of free agency.
Jones said the organization has historically been selective in free-agent spending but that won’t be the case going forward: "I would bet that we will spend more money in free agency than we have," he said. To create cap room under the new $301.2 million salary cap, Jones detailed plans to restructure several key contracts. Reworking deals for quarterback Dak Prescott, receiver CeeDee Lamb and left guard Tyler Smith could free roughly $66 million.
On the defensive front, Jones outlined potential restructures for defensive tackles Kenny Clark, Quinnen Williams and Osa Odighizuwa — a group that is currently scheduled to count about $63 million against the cap. He said the team could add voidable years and reshape those contracts to push money off the current cap, acknowledging this approach
