8 HRS AGO - Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports Are you an optimist? The NFL world changed on Monday when the Kansas City Chiefs and star quarterback Patrick Mahomes agreed to a 10-year contract extension. Being the best in the world at an extremely important position can command a lot of money. If you are trying to find a quarterback in the game currently that compares to Mahomes, you can save your time. He is in a stratosphere all by himself and seemingly will be for the foreseeable future. It is very likely that he and the Chiefs win multiple titles over the life of his new deal. Of course, the Dallas Cowboys are looking to pay a quarterback themselves in Dak Prescott, and every deal that happens with a signal-caller is of interest because that’s how business works. The market is impacted and influenced by what happens around it, and Mahomes’ deal is now a variable that the Cowboys (and Dak’s representation) have to consider. What could it mean? Maybe the Mahomes deal means that it’s easier for Collapse

10 HRS AGO - Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports Dak is going to get paid. It’s just a matter of when. The internet exploded on Monday when it was reported that the Kansas City Chiefs and star quarterback Patrick Mahomes agreed to terms on a 10-year extension that could pay the Texas Tech product as much as $502 million. While Mahomes has ascended to the top at the most important position in professional sports, the numbers were a little surprising. It is not too often that football players sign 10-year deals, and the contract is by far the largest deal in NFL history. Kansas City will have to make tough decisions with the rest of its roster — most notably with star defensive tackle Chris Jones — but that cost is more than worth it for the Chiefs. Mahomes is truly a generational talent behind center, and the organization now has him locked up for the next decade. What does this mean for the Dallas Cowboys? Dallas has a really good quarterback in their own organization. Sure, Dak Prescott is not on Collapse

14 HRS AGO - With just over a week until the deadline to reach an extension, how does Patrick Mahomes’ record-setting contract with the Chiefs impact Dak Prescott and the Cowboys? Collapse

1 DAY AGO - Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports A different vet signing to consider for the Cowboys. NFL free agency seems frozen solid. After the rush of signings earlier this offseason, the COVID-19 pandemic has basically wiped out any chance of more signings. It’s impossible for teams to bring players in for visits, to perform physicals, and do all the other rituals associated with NFL free agency. Thus players who didn’t sign a contract in that period before everything totally shut down are still on the market. Once training camps open, expect the market to thaw and signings to start. And there are some very talented players still out there, with the defensive line position particularly well represented. At the top of most rankings for remaining players sits Jadeveon Clowney who reportedly would like to play for the Cowboys. Unfortunately, his contract demands will probably be a little high for Dallas. Another player highly-ranked is Everson Griffen. There have been plenty of calls Collapse

1 DAY AGO - Since Mike McCarthy named Mike Nolan as his defensive coordinator, the focus has been on which scheme would the veteran coach employ with the Cowboys. Collapse

1 DAY AGO - Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports Dak is projected to be among the league leaders in passing ... again. If you have been paying attention to the Dallas Cowboys this offseason, it is easy to be excited about the passing offense for this upcoming season. Quarterback Dak Prescott took his game to another level throwing the football last season, while both Amari Cooper and Michael Gallup eclipsed 1,000 yards receiving during their first full year together. Throw in the Cowboys hiring quarterback guru Mike McCarthy as head coach, retaining bright offensive mind Kellen Moore as offensive coordinator, and drafting former Oklahoma Sooners star wideout CeeDee Lamb gives even more reason to watching Dallas attack opposing secondaries this fall and winter. The Travis Frederick retirement does leave a hole in the middle of the offensive line, while tight end Blake Jarwin is largely unproven thus far through his career, but there is enough talent on that side of the ball to pick up some of that Collapse

2 DAYS AGO - Brad Loper/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Tribune News Service via Getty Images The debate about having preseason games in the NFL could be tested this season. With the news that the NFLPA would like to have the preseason cancelled all together, it has the possibility to help some teams while hurting others around the NFL. The NFL will most likely push back on this because they are going to want make as much money as possible during these uncertain times. Here are some reasons no preseason could help or hurt the Cowboys. Two reasons a season without a preseason will help the Cowboys Less likely to see any major injuries to key players and role players Not having a preseason give the Cowboys a better chance of heading into the season without losing any players that figure to be major contributors on the field. We’ve seen in the past how preseason games have shifted a teams plans after a big-time player goes down with an injury. That live action can instead be done in a controlled Collapse

2 DAYS AGO - Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images The unofficial one at the mothership shows only 80. The Dallas Cowboys may have quietly gotten ahead of the curve on adjustments heading into training camp. The coronavirus pandemic has forced the NFL into some major adjustments. The league has already announced that it is cutting the preseason down to two games per team. The NFLPA is pushing to take that to zero. And a reduction of training camp rosters is also being considered. It also turns out that if you check DallasCowboys.com, the team may have already taken care of that. The reports of a reduced number of players in camp led me to want to take a look to identify the most likely victims of that cut. But there was a surprise waiting when I pulled up the unofficial roster at the mothership. There were only 80 names. There used to be more. I went to Over the Cap, which lists all the contracts they can ferret out, and as I remembered, there were 89 players listed. Holding one vacant spot Collapse

3 DAYS AGO - Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports The athletic tight end is tailor-made for Mike McCarthy and Kellen Moore. The Cleveland Browns’ athletic tight end David Njoku has requested a trade before training camp begins, and apparently the Cowboys are interested. This may come as a bit of a surprise after the Cowboys gave Blake Jarwin a four year, $22 million extension that seemed to crown him as the new starting tight end going forward. But if a talent like Njoku becomes available, it changes the conversation, especially when Mike McCarthy and Kellen Moore are the ones running the offense. Coming out of Miami in the 2017 draft, Njoku was considered to be in the top tier of his position class alongside OJ Howard and Evan Engram. Despite displaying his freak athleticism throughout the draft process, Njoku was the third tight end drafted in the first round by the Browns. Since then, he’s played under four different offensive playcallers in three seasons, managing to be productive before missing Collapse