Jerry Jones Doesn't Hold Back Opinion Of Cowboys Quarterback Dak Prescott

24/04/2024 04:26

When the 2024 NFL Draft kicks off don't expect the Dallas Cowboys to use their first round pick on a quarterback to replace Dak Prescott.

While the two sides have had some trouble coming to a new contract agreement, owner Jerry Jones made it clear Dak is his quarterback. Jones said the former fourth-round pick is wanted in Dallas even though he'll be heading into the final year of his contract.

"We want Dak Prescott," Jones said, via Jon Machota of TheAthletic.com. "That's that. . . . I give Mike [McCarthy] a lot of credit for [Prescott's improvement last season]. That improvement demonstrated to me there's more as far as ultimately winning what we're trying to do here. The question nails it for me.

"We want Dak. We think that there's room for growth. … If you are a team that has a lot of cap room, and then you have a quarterback for a little while that is well underneath in his rookie contract — San Francisco last year, us with Dak early after we had [Tony] Romo — boy, we had a lot of credit card use there on Romo. Dak came along, so we didn't have to have it so we were able to absorb that money and still keep Tyron [Smith] around him. So Dak has enjoyed, in his career that we're proud of, some of the best supporting casts that you could put around him.

While he noted the contract issues facing the Cowboys with the likes of Micah Parsons and CeeDee Lamb needing new contracts, Jones believes the team will get something done with Prescott.

"Dak as the quarterback Cowboys, I don't even have a blink on that one," he said plainly.

The Cowboys hold the No. 24 pick in the first round of the NFL draft - which kicks off on Thursday night.