Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has revealed that the club have held positive talks with wide receiver Dez Bryant over a new long-term deal.

The 25-year-old is entering the final year of his rookie deal signed in 2010 after he was selected in the first round of the 2010 Draft, and is reportedly after a contract that would make him one of highest-paid receivers in the NFL.

"We have had good visits," Jones told ESPN. "It's a little different to be talking directly, for me to be talking directly with the player. I know of two that I've spent a lot of time directly talking with in some pretty sensitive areas when you're talking about money.

"We all understand what that means. One of them Michael Irvin. He asked me to induct him into the Hall of Fame later and Emmitt Smith, he asked me to induct him into the Hall of Fame later. Troy [Aikman] always had Leigh Steinberg there, but we kind of talked straight in there together."

Bryant recorded 93 receptions for 1,233 yards and 13 touchdowns in the 2013 season.