Witten Contract Discussions Underway

By MAC ENGEL

Tight end Jason Witten can be a free agent at season's end, but the Cowboys have said they would like to prevent that from happening.

Witten said the two sides have had preliminary discussions about an extension. Witten said if they are going to do a contract extension, he would like to have it completed before the start of the season. If not, then he'd like to wait until the season is over.