It Doesn't Sound Like the Cowboys Are Too Eager to Negotiate a New Contract With Amari Cooper

Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys have been handing out the big bucks left and right this offseason. They've extended players on both sides of the ball, ranging from standout young linebacker Jaylon Smith to star running back Ezekiel Elliott.

But one player they don't seem keen on giving a new deal to is Amari Cooper. According to Stephen Jones, the team's director of player personnel, there hasn't been much talk with the wide receiver on a possible extension.

"There haven't been a lot of negotiations with Amari, period," he said. But it wasn't all doom-and-gloom from Jones, who was sure to say "I think at some point we'll start that. I don't know what their parameters will be."

Locking up Cooper long-term would be in the best interest of the Cowboys. When they traded for him last season, he gave them a jolt in the passing game that they hadn't experienced since Dez Bryant was the top target.

He finished the year with 725 receiving yards and six touchdowns. Both of those marks paced all of Dallas' receivers despite the fact that he played in just nine of their games.

Though in fairness, it's not as though money is tight for the Cowboys. All the extensions have drained them of cap space, and while Cooper might be a free agent at the end of the year, star quarterback Dak Prescott is also due for a new deal, and he's reportedly asking for the moon.

So for now, the idea of extending Cooper will just have to remain on the back-burner. He's not the only guy on the team still looking to secure a massive payday, and the Cowboys still need to figure out how they're going to manage it all.