Stephen Jones gave his most candid comments yet about the state of negotiations with DeMarcus Lawrence.
While the Cowboys executive vice president remains optimistic, he concedes the two sides are at an impasse as they wrestle to determine where the Pro Bowl defensive end should fall on a financial scale that contains profound gaps among the top players at the position.
"Historically, we've been able to sign our players,'' Jones said. "We'll see. It's a negotiation. Those things can take time. At the same time, we're motivated to get something done and hopefully at some point we'll get some momentum going.