The Dallas Cowboys have reached extension deals with running back Ezekiel Elliot, linebacker Jaylon Smith, tackle La'el Collins, and defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence, but they are yet to reach one with wide receiver Amari Cooper.
Executive vice president Stephen Jones, though, seems confident he and the Cowboys' front office will soon engage with Cooper in contract talks.
“There hasn’t been a lot of negotiations with Amari, period. I’m not free to be able to share why, but I do think at some point we’ll start that. I don’t know what their parameters will be,” he said, per the team's website.
Cooper, 25, hasn't publicly pushed for an extension. Rather than spend his time in Cabo with Elliott, he attended training camp before suffering a plantar fasciitis injury that, thankfully, won't keeo him out of the Cowboys' opener. Cooper will be a free agent in 2020.
Getting an extension done is in the Cowboys' best interests. Last season, the team traded a 2018 first-round pick to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for Cooper. He went on to go to the Pro Bowl, playing a massive part of the resurgence of Dallas and, consequently, quarterback Dak Prescott. In nine games with the Cowboys, Cooper posted a stat line of nine catches for 725 yards and six touchdowns.
Cooper holds significant leverage over Dallas in talks. Jerry Jones and Co. traded a valuable asset to get him, and he immediately paid major dividends. Cooper and his agent must be taking that into account. They know Dallas will pay him in the long run – he's simply too valuable to lose.
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