Stephen Jones: Cowboys comfortable with Brandon Carr’s cap figure

The Cowboys will continue to negotiate a restructured contract with cornerback Brandon Carr, executive vice president Stephen Jones said.

For now, though, the Cowboys are comfortable taking on Carr’s $12.717 million salary-cap figure and $8 million base salary this season.

“We’ll continue to see if there’s something that might work so that Brandon can be here for the next two, three, four years – get something that’s good for both sides,” Jones said. “But if it doesn’t, we’re all ready to go. We can carry that number, yes.”

Still, it would be ideal if the Cowboys could lower that cap number for a cornerback who didn’t intercept a pass and didn’t play up to expectations for much of the year. At the same time, Carr might not be too motivated to concede much on his end going into the fourth year of his five-year, $50.1 million deal.

As far as other extensions, Jones said the team is always planning ahead and looking at certain players. The organization certainly has some flexibility now after re-signing Dez Bryant.

Defensive tackle Tyrone Crawford has been the player most mentioned as an extension candidate, going into the final year of his deal. Center Travis Frederick is another name to watch, as his rookie deal expires after the 2016 season.

“Obviously the more likely candidates are the ones that are running out of contract,” Jones said. “We’re always looking at ways to lock things in, especially this team – it’s a good, sound team. That offensive line in particular, you want to keep that group together. We’ll certainly have enough projects during training camp to keep us busy.”

This story was originally published July 25, 2015 at 3:17 PM with the headline "Stephen Jones: Cowboys comfortable with Brandon Carr’s cap figure."