While we wait for the breaking news on who the new Dallas Cowboys head coach will be, which if you haven’t tune into social media, go ahead and go so, and you will see all about it.
I don’t even want to mention the name here until it is made official, because I am tired of the willingness to not do what it takes to want to win football games.
With that said, I was diving deep into what the Dallas Cowboys salary cap really looked like and with over 20 unrestricted free agents, they face a major problem.
Everyone on twitter waiting for Cowboys HC disclosure pic.twitter.com/XytNX19Uty
— Jane Slater (@SlaterNFL) January 23, 2025
Looks Ugly
As many of you probably already know, Dak Prescott has a 2025 cap number of $89.89 million via the four-year extension he signed in September. CeeDee Lamb has a cap number of $35.45 million for the next season on the extension he signed in August.
So they have the highest paid QB and second highest paid WR in football. The only good news coming from that is The Cowboys will restructure that deal and gain about $20 million in cap space.
But let me explain. Cowboys are expected to have $20ish million in cap space in 2025. They won’t carry a ton over because that will be allocated for Martin retirement & DLaw gone.
Restructuring Dak gives them $38M, CeeDee over $20, Diggs $6M. Post June 1 Steel adds $14M. 1/2 https://t.co/4LEjf3iZGz
— Connor Livesay (@ConnorNFLDraft) November 14, 2024
The season-ending knee injury sustained by cornerback Trevon Diggs negates the possibility of him being released in the offseason. His 2025 base salary of $9 million was guaranteed for injury at the time of signing in 2023.
Right tackle Terence Steele is set to count $18.125 million against the cap next season. If the Cowboys designate him for a post-June 1 release, they would save $14 million, but he would count about $6.4 million against the cap in 2026.
What Might Happen
The Cowboys have void years coming up on guard Zack Martin, defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence and wide receiver Brandin Cooks.
Whether they are on the 2025 roster or not, they will total a little more than $20 million against the salary cap. Retirement was a possibility for Martin before he had season-ending ankle surgery months ago.
The Cowboys reworked his contract last year to be in a position to designate him as a post-June 1 release in 2025 if he opted to stop playing.
Both Lawrence and Cooks have said they want to continue playing, but will it be for the Dallas Cowboys? I doubt it.
Oh did I mention that Micah Parsons needs to be paid. Let me be very clear here, the Dallas Cowboys have more space than people think.
the Cowboys have plenty of cap space, and their star edge rusher is now on the record saying he’s not trying to push the market too far. so there’s really no excuse for this not to be done by March or April.
and yet. are you confident at all that’ll happen? I am not. https://t.co/yCwIhFT2E5
— Dave Helman (@davehelman_) December 20, 2024
If they re-sign with the Cowboys after the start of the 2025 league, their cap numbers would already have $7.445 million combined.
Jerry will try and go cheap, might a new 6th round wide receiver who he thinks will be the next Randy Moss, and will draft some other overrated defensive line player from Michigan like he always does in attempt to replace both for as cheap as possible.
At the end of the day, I am not an expert on this, and from what it sounds like and looks like right in front of us this team will have some money to spend, but will continue to lie to all of us and say they can’t afford anyone.
This team will have major issues if they don’t resign anyone, add some vets, or hit this draft somehow out of the park.
Look for Jerry Jones to make the news this weekend, maybe even today, dropping the new head coach of the Dallas Cowboys right before the NFL conference title games.
He will do whatever it takes to stay in the news. More time about him and less time about the teams who are ARCUALLY playing for something.
I just wish he would just get out of the way for once in his life, but here we go again.
Even with Parsons being due his extension, he still should save us money by getting his deal done just like they did with CD Lamb, where they freed 10-14m. I d assume the same for Parsons which should still free up money.
But this is Jerry Jones we’re talking about. He’ll drag this out and let Parsons’ contract expire. Then he’ll tag him, then drag the whole thing out for another season, before finally acquiescing and end up paying even more.
Jerry’s done that before, and he’ll continue doing it until the day he gets forcefully admitted to a seniors home.
Than Stephen will take over the team and drag it down even further.
Nope, there’s no light at the end of this ridiculously long and dark tunnel.
What was that phrase? “Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it”
Rinse and repeat.
Raiders just signed Carroll, I am REALLY hoping there’s an outside chance now with most all the HC positions are filled at this point that McCarthy comes back, I don’t love him as a HC personally, but he definitely isn’t Schotty who’s garbage all around.
Did not think that this would be the best thing I would wish for, but at this point I agree with you.
Who knew before this all went down we’d be here begging for McCarthy to come back ? Lmao
I doubt Jerry would do it tho, his ego I’m sure won’t let him after MMC stepped away from the table.
Jerry wants everyone to doubt him and then pull off some .0001% miracle and rub it in our faces that he’s right, he’s a genius, it is getting beyond ridiculous and embarrassing at this point.
We can only hope and pray now
no they cut the cord on both sides. Kingsberry, deon, maybe a joe brady but not go backwards and certainly no shott or kellen. Do your damn jobs jones
Jerrah’s priority is keeping himself in the news ond on the camera.
Its Not winning championahips. Not since he fired Jimmy Johnson.
stephen says he knows cap jerry says he is the best gm. yet for 30 yrs they cant build a superbowl team. Getting enough draft pick studs that can put a team over the top would take another 10 yrs with out top round picks. Stop the bs and get someone in who can build a great team. even the top teams figure out cap space and get winners in. You are the greatest………in your own eyes. Get it done right for the fans and for the great players you use up with out championships. How selfish is that. Cut the crap jones.
Stephen will continue to whine about the salary cap and not bring in quality FA’s.
Crunching cap numbers will take some time and concentration, but Stephen is too lazy to do that. For him, it’s easier to say: “We don’t have the space for good players. I’ll persuade daddy to bring in players way beyond their expiration dates on dirt cheap one, or two-year deals. It’ll work, I promise. And we’ll build a new dynasty.
Yeah, right. More like a new dynasty of mediocre teams.
We’ve all seen how that theory has blown-up in their faces.
The drought will continue into its third decade, and loyal fans like me will continue to suffer.