Dak Prescott, the quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys and the current MVP runner-up, will play out the remaining year on his contract.
If you haven’t been living under a rock, you are aware that this past offseason Prescott and the ‘Boys couldn’t agree on an agreement.
The franchise’s mainstay may become a free agent in March of next year. Prescott’s inability to receive the franchise tag from Dallas further complicates matters.
This past season, a number of signal callers were awarded extensions, notably Jordan Love and Trevor Lawrence, who reset the market. This could lead to even greater issues in a vacuum. However, it does not appear that Cowboys brass shares this belief.
Cowboys COO Stephen Jones told Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer, “It seems like it’s hit a peak.” Everyone used to jump on each other back then. Lawrence hit the high-water mark set by [Joe] Burrow, which was 55. Back then, it made no difference if you were the greatest or [Patrick] Mahomes—you just outperformed the next player. Now, you are unable to see it. It’s kind of reached its limit.
Each season, Love, Burow, and Lawrence each get $55 million. Right now, that is the high water mark. Prescott is expected to exceed that amount considering the edge his team has in the contract negotiations with Dallas.
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“If I were Prescott and I read that, my baseline would be $55 million annually, with more security and assurances than the four guys mentioned above received this offseason,” Breer said. And in my opinion, that actually makes a path for a transaction to be completed. I’m not claiming it will happen for sure. However, if I were a Cowboys fan now, I would feel differently about it than I did a month ago.
Before playing the Cleveland Browns in Week 1, it is imperative that Dallas take care of this. CeeDee Lamb, a talented wide receiver, is presently not participating in training camp. Micah Parsons, an edge rusher, is also trying to get a new contract. In the NFL, both aspire to be paid the most of any non-quarterback in history.
In the background, Dallas has blown away teams in the playoffs the last three years. The brass of the team has spoken highly of Prescott as a franchise quarterback in all the correct ways. However, there will be greater pressure on the signal caller if an agreement is not reached before the season begins.