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Dallas Cowboys EVP Stephen Jones says the upcoming offseason won\u2019t be any better than the previous one.\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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After three consecutive 12-win seasons, the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0expected their regular season success to continue. Instead, Dallas fell to a 5-8 record with their 27-20 loss against the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football, effectively ending any remaining playoff hope.<\/p>\n

The team\u2019s failures should have been expected after their dormant offseason. The Cowboys allowed contract negotiations to drag on for far too long, and they found themselves with little salary cap room to retain many of their free agents.<\/p>\n

After a disastrous 2024 season, the Cowboys are hoping for brighter days ahead. Things may be get worse before they get better, however.<\/p>\n

Stephen Jones warns fans of upcoming offseason<\/h2>\n

Following the owners meetings on Wednesday at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones offered a somber outlook for the upcoming offseason.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we knew we were gonna have a challenge [in 2024] and [2025],\u201d Jones said,\u00a0per Nick Harris of The Star Telegram.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s gonna be really, really tight. We still have some money left over from some guys who are not here today, and we\u2019re gonna have some other guys that won\u2019t be here in the future that you\u2019re still gonna have their cap count.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dallas currently has $9.28 million in dead money for the 2025 salary cap, but that number will spike with the departures of guard Zack Martin, defensive end Demarcus Lawrence, and others. While restructuring contracts can help alleviate some of the financial burden, that\u2019s exactly what led to the Cowboys incoming dead money charges in the first place.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re always working behind the curtains and thinking about those types of things,\u201d Jones said about offseason decision-making. \u201cEverything we\u2019re doing right now and how it affects next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

It doesn\u2019t help that All-Pro linebacker Micah Parsons will be looking for a market-setting deal this offseason. There are 24 players on the current roster who are scheduled to be free agents, and the Cowboys can\u2019t afford to just let them all walk like they did this with their free agents past offseason.<\/p>\n

Inevitably, it all adds up to another offseason of the Cowboys losing more players than they retain, and finding few external free agents that will make a difference. At this point, the team appears to be on a downward trajectory.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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