Inside Details The Cowboys’ Approach to Dak Prescott’s New Contract
One of the key issues looming on the landscape of this 2023 Cowboys offseason is Dak Prescott’s new contract and his future with the team, as 2024 is the final year of his contract and he has yet to sign extend.
To be sure, it’s been a bounce-back year for Prescott, who is now in his eighth season in Dallas and so far, he’s doing great.
This puts the Cowboys in a difficult position.
Of course, they want Prescott to play well and eventually lead the team to the playoffs.
But the more that happens, the more money they’ll have to pay Prescott when it comes time to divvy up his contract.
Now, there’s a huge number coming in: $4,444.
59.
4 million for 2024, part of the awkward structure of Dak Prescott’s initial four-year, $160 million contract starting in 2024.
2021.
That salary number ranks behind only the Browns’ DeShaun Watson.
The Cowboys could save a lot of money by trading (he would have to waive his no-trade clause) or simply releasing Prescott before that salary cap kicks in in March.
But ESPN Cowboys insider Todd Archer said the team remains committed to keeping Prescott.
However, this process can last until spring or longer.
“Regardless of when, with the way Prescott has played the last three games (eight touchdown passes, one interception), it’s hard to imagine the Cowboys want to start again at the most important position.
” , Archer wrote.
Cowboys need to save money on Dak Prescott’s new contract Notably, Archer also said the Cowboys’ main hope in negotiations over Prescott’s contract extension is to reduce the 59.
4 million payout dollars for 2024.
The lower the team can get that number down, the better.
the amount of money they will have to attract players.
“Ideally, the Cowboys would sign him to an extension this offseason that would lower that cap hit and allow the team to add more players to the roster, but negotiations for the deal are currently ongoing.
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It should be noted that Prescott has no-trade and no-trade clauses in his current deal,” Archer wrote.
According to Spotrac, the market value on Prescott is $44.
4 million per season.
In his last contract, Prescott accepted a backloaded deal that allowed the team more upfront flexibility.
The Cowboys could try to get Prescott to go the same route this time, but the price tag will be high.
Jerry Jones: Expect Dak in Dallas ‘A Long Time’ Before the start of the season, Cowboys owner and GM Jerry Jones said the contract extension for Prescott was going to be something he thought about all season.
But he also said he expected, in the end, to have Prescott in Dallas for the foreseeable future.
Prescott is in the midst of one of his best seasons and has been especially productive of late.
Despite a disappointing offensive line and mediocre performances from the No.
2 and 3 players, Prescott has a quarterback rating of 100.
7, the third-best mark of his career.
After leading the league with 15 interceptions in 2022, he has thrown only five this year, his INT percentage dropping from 3.8% to 1.9%. Thus, the Dak Prescott contract is getting more expensive.
“Those numbers on those contracts, those types of numbers, especially the big ones, you live with constantly, that’s always on your mind. There’s never a time when it goes away because you’ve got to make the entire thing fit,” Jones said in September on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas. “So it’s on the mind on a player decision in the middle of the year. So it’s just a fundamental. We expect Dak to be with us a long time.”
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