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Conventional wisdom suggested the Dallas Cowboys would get a done deal with quarterback Dak Prescott early this offseason. The 2023 NFL MVP runner-up’s $59.455 million 2024 salary cap number was thought to be untenable. Equally important, Prescott has provisions in his contract preventing Dallas from designating him as a franchise or transition player in 2025 should he play out the four-year, $160 million deal he signed in 2021 and a no-trade clause. Instead, the Cowboys did a small contract restructure to lower Prescott’s 2024 cap number to $55.455 million.
Negotiations have moved at a snail’s pace despite Cowboys owner Jerry Jones recently stating he wants to keep Prescott. There reportedly have not been any substantive contract discussions. Jones also said he would like to see “more leaves fall.” One of the leaves to fall a couple of weeks ago was Jared Goff. The Detroit Lions signed their quarterback to a four-year, $212 million contract extension, making Goff the NFL’s second-highest-paid player at $53 million per year.
The Cowboys’ current predicament with Prescott could have been avoided by taking a more proactive approach to his veteran contract negotiations like the Philadelphia Eagles, their NFC East rival. Philadelphia began a practice of locking up core players well in advance of free agency during Joe Banner’s tenure as team president, which included the Eagles advancing to five NFC Championships and one Super Bowl in an eight-year span during the 2000s. It has continued under executive vice president/general manager Howie Roseman, who has seen the Eagles win Super Bowl LII and get back to the Super Bowl five years later while guiding the front office.
Extending Prescott’s rookie contract
The Cowboys would have needed to make Prescott the top signing priority along with or instead of edge rusher DeMarcus Lawrence, who was given a franchise tag for a second straight year in 2019…
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Author : Joel Corry
Publish date : 2024-05-29 18:22:09
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