Cowboys reportedly waiting on extension talks with Dak Prescott, Amari Cooper

While the Cowboys are reportedly at an “impasse” in negotiations with defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence, the team apparently hasn’t even gotten that far with QB Dak Prescott nor wideout Amari Cooper. Clarence E. Hill Jr. of the Forth Worth Star-Telegram writes the organization hasn’t started contract negotiations with either player. Prescott and Cooper are entering the final year of their contracts. As Hill notes, the two are signed for 2019, and with their agents focused on current free-agent clients, there hasn’t been a particular rush to start negotiating. In fact, a source tells Hill we may not see either player signed to an extension until after the draft or during OTAs. Either way, as Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com points out, it won’t be particularly easy to sign Prescott or Cooper, especially when you consider the Cowboys’ current standoff with Lawrence. Prescott or Cooper could leverage the franchise tag, similar to what Lawrence is currently going through. If one of the two signs an extension, th

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