As his 30-year quest for another Super Bowl continues, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says he plans to "spend more money in free agency than we have" in order to win another title.

Speaking to reporters at the NFL scouting combine this week in Indianapolis, the 83-year-old Jones said he feels he's let Cowboys fans down by not constructing a roster worthy of another championship.

How desperate is Jones to be back on top? He said he would "hitchhike back to Dallas to win a Super Bowl."

The Cowboys missed the playoffs for the second straight season in 2025 with a 7-9-1 record. The franchise has won five playoff games since winning Super Bowl XXX in the 1995 season, which is also the last time they advanced out of the second round.

After the NFL announced this week the 2026 salary cap will be $301.2 million, that left the Cowboys $56.1 million over the ceiling, per OverTheCap.com. According to ESPN's Todd Archer, the contracts of quarterback Dak Prescott, wide receiver CeeDee Lamb and guard Tyler Smith will be restructured in order to make $66 million of cap room. 

It's the second straight year Prescott's deal will be reworked.

Kenny Clark, Quinnen Williams and Osa Odighizuwa will also see their contracts adjusted, Jones said, as the three defensive tackles combine for $63 million against the salary cap.

Pro Bowl wide receiver George Pickens was given a non-exclusive franchise tag Friday, meaning he can negotiate a deal elsewhere but it puts the Cowboys in command of the negotiations considering the price tag required for a prospective team.

"I look at where we are with Dak and I look at where he is in his career. And I look at some of the pluses that we have on our front and what we think we can do there. And what we can do with [George] Pickens and Lamb and what we can do with our running back that we just signed [Javonte Williams]," Jones said. "And so all of those things I want to do everything we possibly can to stop somebody and to basically win some third downs more than we did last year. And so I think that would be the area that you would see me bust the budget. Where you would see me do that is what we're doing defensively.

"And I would expect anybody that's a Cowboy fan or a critic of the Cowboys to say, 'Duh, that's not hard to see, Jerry, to do.' But I guess what I'm doing is saying, yes, I intend to do that if given the opportunity."

Defensive help will be atop Jones' free agency wish-list. Last season, the Cowboys were last in the NFL in defensive third-down success (47.3%).

There's a new defensive coordinator in town in Christian Parker, whom Jones believes will be a plus for returning defensive players "because the situation has changed."

The Cowboys will have money to spend in free agency as Jones wants, and they'll also have two first-round pick in April's NFL Draft to help continue to build toward the owner's only goal.

"It's every bit the prize of anything I have, with the exception of family and your love for family," Jones said. "I guess what I would say is make no mistake about it, I don't have a higher priority than to go and win a Super Bowl."

Inter Miami will reportedly visit the White House on Thursday, March 5 to celebrate the team's MLS Cup title, according to The Athletic.

The trip that will see Lionel Messi and his teammates visit President Donald Trump will come two days before Inter Miami takes on D.C. United on March 7. Pending his attendance, it would mark the first visit for the reigning two-time MLS MVP to the White House.

Messi was previously invited in January of 2025 to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, but could not attend the ceremony hosted by former President Joe Biden due to a scheduling issue.

Inter Miami defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 in December to claim the franchise's first-ever MLS Cup title. The Herons will be the first MLS team to visit the White House since 2024 when the Columbus Crew were hosted by Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, the husband of then-Vice President Kamala Harris.

David Beckham, who is co-owner of Inter Miami, was a part of the 2011 MLS Cup champion Los Angeles Galaxy who celebrated their title with former President Barack Obama.

Should Messi attend, he will be the second soccer great to meet with Trump in the past few months. In November, Cristiano Ronaldo was at the White House for a black-tie dinner along with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

The NBA has fined Anthony Edwards of the Minnesota Timberwolves $25,000 after he threw a ball into the stands during the team's 124-121 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.

Edwards played 38:20 and scored 34 points during the T'Wolves victory.

This story will be updated.