Dak Prescott might be in a tricky spot for an established starting quarterback in 2024, but he doesn’t seem to be sweating over his contract situation.
The Dallas Cowboys signal-caller seemed more than hopeful that both sides will come to a resolution on his contact status when he spoke with reporters at a Children’s Cancer Fund event.
“I’m definitely confident,” Prescott said on his contract situation. “Obviously, it helps the team. It’s important for the numbers. I think I’ve heard Jerry [Jones] say that. … It is a process. Both sides understand that. Everything’s great.
“It’ll happen.”
Prescott is entering the final year of a four-year, $160 million extension he signed ahead of the 2021 season, possibly making him a rare lame-duck as a Pro Bowl quarterback. Prior to the massive extension in 2021, both sides had trouble coming to an agreement on a long-term deal, taking multiple offseasons and franchise tags to come to terms.
A Dak Prescott extension with Cowboys is reportedly far from guaranteed
There might be more of an urgency to get an extension done this time around, though. An extension agreement this offseason can alleviate the $59.5 million cap hit Prescott is set to have in 2024, helping to create more cap space for a Cowboys team that’s roughly $10 million over the salary cap, per OverTheCap.com.
Opening up more cap space would also help Jones’ desire to go “all-in” in 2024, as the Cowboys owner told reporters at the combine last week the team would be aggressive this offseason.
Prescott is eagerly anticipating what that might possibly mean.
“I’m excited to see it, honestly,” Prescott said. “I don’t know. I can’t say I’ve had talks with him about what is all-in and how he plans on making those moves, but, yeah, let’s see and I’m excited for it.”
Jones’ “all-in” declaration followed one of the Cowboys’ more disappointing finishes to a season since their last Super Bowl title in 1995. Following an impressive 12-5 regular season and an…
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