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FRISCO, Texas — Contract negotiations involving star players and the Dallas Cowboys’ front office are often like riding a roller-coaster.
One week, it can seem like owner and general manager Jerry Jones is a Grand Canyon apart from whichever star he is negotiating with. However, the talks can change in the blink of an eye and result in a fresh, long-term contract extension. All-Pro wide receiver CeeDee Lamb is the latest example of this in Dallas. One week in early August, Jones was proudly proclaiming he didn’t have a sense of urgency to re-sign the NFL’s 2023 receptions leader (135) during his extended holdout. Twenty days later, Lamb was back at practice with a four-year, $136 million contract extension.
“I feel like 24 hours can really change your life,” Lamb said on Thursday. “Obviously it’s done that for me and throughout the process I went through.”
Now that Lamb’s deal is done, all of the focus returns to three-time Pro Bowl quarterback Dak Prescott’s extension negotiations as he is set to enter the final year of his current deal just days before Dallas hits the road to face the Cleveland Browns in Week 1. Prescott’s contract extension, or current lack thereof, has been a top storyline surrounding the Cowboys this entire offseason given the way other team painlessly extended their franchise quarterbacks this summer, many of whom don’t have the same production or experience Prescott has.
The 31-year-old is coming off of a 2023 season in which he became the first quarterback in Dallas history to lead the NFL in passing touchdowns (36) outright, and his 105.9 passer rating, which ranked as the second-best in the league, was a new career high. Prescott’s output translated to the Cowboys leading the NFL in scoring offense (29.9 points per game) in coach Mike McCarthy’s first season calling the offensive plays during his Dallas tenure as the Cowboys won 12 games and the NFC…
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2024-09-06 15:44:42
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