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Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said he does not expect to sign Dak Prescott to an extension before the opener, but that does not preclude the team from continuing to negotiate into the season. In the end, though, it’s the quarterback’s decision.
He holds all the leverage with no-trade and no-tag clauses.
Prescott can choose to hit free agency in March, beginning a bidding war for his services.
The Cowboys’ only hope of signing him before then is by offering him a yearly average of $60 million or more, and even that might not get it done.
Prescott said Thursday he doesn’t necessarily need a deal before the season, but. . .
“I think it says a lot if it is or isn’t [done],” Prescott said, via Schuyler Dixon of the Associated Press. “But that doesn’t really matter to me, to be honest with you.”
Prescott was asked what it says if it isn’t done and said, “Just how people feel.” He answered, “I don’t know,” with a smile when asked “what people?”
Prescott bet on himself previously, waiting through two years of negotiations to sign a four-year, $160 million deal despite coming off a gruesome ankle injury. That’s why he didn’t hold out or hold in and instead will play out his contract if the Cowboys don’t come up with an offer that would make him the highest-paid player in NFL history.
He and the entire coaching staff, including Mike McCarthy, are among those entering the final year of their contracts, something that Prescott said he embraces.
“I’m blessed to play this game,” said Prescott, who counts $55 million against the team’s cap this season. “I’m getting paid a lot of money to do it. I’ve already got paid. To get paid again, that’s just part of it. I’m due up for that whether it’s signing here or whether it’s somewhere else that I don’t care to think about at this moment. It’s all part of it. For me, it’s like I said, it’s about controlling what I can and being the best version of myself, best leader and make sure all these guys in here understand that…
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Publish date : 2024-08-29 20:50:58
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