FRISCO, Texas -- Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys avoided a significant headache in their secondary by re-signing 2023 All-Pro cornerback DaRon Bland to a four-year, $92 million extension before practice on Sunday afternoon.

Bland, who was described by Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott as "not your most talkative guy" on Sunday, wouldn't have been as public as now-departed All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons about not appreciating entering the final year of his rookie deal lacking long-term security. However, it could have been a big deal behind closed doors this season because of his potential role.

"It's [entering a contract year] always something you got to have in the back of the mind just a little bit because it was the last year of my contract, so it was always going t

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