Prioritizing the top-5 Cowboys contract negotiations this summer

The timing and circumstances of certain Cowboys contracts set up an order of priority for the front office as they navigate extensions. | From @ReidDHanson

Roster building is a 24/7 operation in the NFL. Building a competitive roster is about preserving talent as much as it is about finding it. The decisions teams like the Cowboys make today have enormous consequences tomorrow.

The Cowboys have long prided themselves on their big picture view of things. They called their restraint in free agency over recent years, a calculated move made to preserve funds for their own upcoming free agent signings. The time to cash in on those promises is now coming due in Dallas, with key players like Dak Prescott, Trevon Diggs, Terence Steele, CeeDee Lamb, Micah Parsons, Jayron Kearse, Malik Hooker, Tyler Biadasz and Leighton Vander Esch (and more) all hitting the market in the near future.

Based on impact and contract situation, some players clearly take priority over others. What might that order of priority look like?