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Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is turning up the heat on himself as the team enters a crucial offseason.
As he's working on inking quarterback Dak Prescott to a long-term extension, Jones has now made it a priority to re-sign wideout Amari Cooper before free agency opens on March 18.
According to the Dallas Morning News' Michael Gehlken, Dallas spent part of its Thursday at the NFL combine in Indianapolis meeting with Cooper's team: "During the closed session, the team reiterated its desire to re-sign Cooper and quarterback Dak Prescott to long-term deals, the [source] said, and it was understood that talks with Cooper now will intensify before he's scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent on March 18.