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At least the San Francisco 49ers got a couple of controversies out of the way before the season kicked off.
After a long offseason of posturing, trade talks and holdouts, the 49ers signed receiver Brandon Aiyuk and left tackle Trent Williams to extensions. It won’t make life easier on their salary cap, but that problem is for another day now.
Other teams still have potential issues lingering with the regular season kicking off this weekend. Here are 10 brewing controversies that we’ll be talking about during the season.
There are four positions that get paid at a different level than the others: quarterback, receiver, edge rusher and left tackle. The Dallas Cowboys are faced with the possibility of having one of the top three highest-paid players at each of those positions.
Receiver CeeDee Lamb already got paid. We’ll get to the quarterback in a moment. And the question is if they can pay edge rusher Micah Parsons too. Parsons has been an exceptional player since Dallas drafted him in the first round. The noise about his extension hasn’t been that loud, but it’s going to be an issue. If Parsons plays at a Defensive Player of the Year level, the price is going to keep going up.
You’ll get sick of this controversy. Maybe you already are. Prescott is oddly divisive among fans, but that seems to be unavoidable for Cowboys quarterbacks. Prescott made a strong push for NFL MVP last season, but many believe he’s not worth another big contract extension because the Cowboys haven’t made a Super Bowl. The Cowboys aren’t going to want to start over at quarterback, but Prescott has a lot of leverage. If he hits the open market, there will be a bidding war and his contract will set records. The Las Vegas Raiders in particular seem to be waiting with a blank check in hand.
If the Cowboys don’t sign Prescott to a contract extension soon, every game this season will be a referendum on how much Prescott should get paid and by who. This will be the loudest controversy of the 2024…
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Publish date : 2024-09-04 13:00:59
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