Jones: Cowboys 'will spend more money in free agency'

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says he's ready to open his wallet this offseason.

"I would bet that we will spend more money in free agency than we have," Jones told media members Friday at the NFL scouting combine, according to ESPN's Todd Archer.

The Cowboys have typically not been big spenders in free agency in recent years, but the team has already been active in ensuring its cap space is in position to make moves. The franchise will reportedly clear up $66 million in cap space by restructuring the contracts of Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, and Tyler Smith.

Jones is comfortable leveraging the future with the restructures, adding that "the only way to push more is for me to go borrow some of my future."

The 83-year-old Jones added that he anticipates making a significant investment on the defensive side of the ball in the offseason.

"I want to do everything we possibly can to stop somebody and to basically win some third downs more than we did last year," he explained. "And so I think that would be the area that you would see me bust the budget."

Dallas has also already re-signed running back Javonte Williams to a 3-year, $24-million deal and franchise tagged wideout George Pickens.

This is part of a push for the Cowboys to recover from a 7-9-1 season in 2025 and get back to their first Super Bowl since the 1995 season.

"I really can't accept just the thought of winning one Super Bowl and then what?" Jones reflected. "I've got more time on my clock than that in my mind ... I see a chance to put a team together and basically be knocking at the edge and get another one or get a chance at another one."