Cowboys wide receiver Miles Austin signed his $3.1 tender on Friday, but still hopes to receive a contract extension from the team. Dallas owner Jerry Jones reiterated that he sees Austin as a cornerstone player for the Cowboys. "He's just a pleasure to have on your team," Jones said. "We all are so impressed with how his career has evolved, where he came from, how he's developed.... It makes it an easier job for me to think about what we're going to be doing in the future involving him." If a new deal doesn't happen before the season, the Pro Bowler likely will be the third-highest-paid receiver on the team behind Dez Bryant and Roy Williams. "I'm making double what I made last year, so at the end of the day, you can judge it toward other people, but I don't like to compare myself to other people," he said.