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Jerry and Stephen Jones’ stare down with three-time Pro Bowl quarterback Dak Prescott over his second long-term contract extension with the Dallas Cowboys is finally over.
The Cowboys are re-signing Prescott, who will be 31 years old as he enters his ninth NFL season in 2024, to a four-year extension worth $240 million with $231 million guaranteed, according to CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones. He is now the NFL’s highest-paid player in terms of his contract’s average-per-year value of $60 million, surpassing the previous of $55 million APY set by Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow on his five-year, $275 million deal. Both Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence (five years, $275 million) and Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love (four years, $220 million) tied the $55 million APY mark with their new deals this offseason. With his record-setting deal, Dak Prescott gets $39M more than any QB is scheduled to make over the next 5 years. He also gets an $80M signing bonus – the largest ever, per NFL Media.
In April, Prescott, who led the NFL with 36 passing touchdowns in 2023, said he was “not trying to be the highest paid necessarily,” but he did smirk when saying it, letting on that he didn’t entirely mean the company line he just said. Not only does this new deal make him the highest-paid player in NFL history overall, but his $231 million in guarantees is also intentional. That wrinkle exceeds the $230 million guaranteed the Cleveland Browns gave quarterback Deshaun Watson upon trading for him in 2022.
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2024-09-08 16:06:42
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