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The Dallas Cowboys and wide receiver Amari Cooper have been in negotiations for a contract extension, and the team is reportedly "encouraged" that a deal could get done.
Dan Graziano and Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reported the latest on the state of the talks, which have gone into crunch time with free agency on the horizon. Dallas is planning to use the franchise tag on Dak Prescott, which makes the timing of Cooper's negotiations all the more important.
As it stands currently, the Cowboys could use their franchise tag on Prescott and their transition tag on Cooper.