Over the past few months, it has seemed like the Dallas Cowboys were going to simply allow quarterback Dak Prescott to play out his contract and become a free agent following the conclusion of the 2024-25 NFL season. But it sounds like that isn’t the case after all.
During a recent appearance on 105.3 The Fan, Dallas Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones made it clear that the team has decided that it does indeed want to continue negotiating with Dak Prescott on a new contract, calling his contract situation “a priority.”
He also addressed the contracts of Cooper Rush and Trey Lance, who are also set to become free agents in 2025.
“Certainly, Dak is a priority in terms of his contract,” Jones said according to Jon Machota of The Athletic.com. “Certainly, we’ll be taking a look at Trey. I know Trey will look at his situation as well, in terms of what his options are. I’m sure a lot of that will depend on how everything works out with Dak. Cooper has been a strong backup here for us. But all of those things will just have to play out.”
If the Cowboys don’t sign Prescott to a contract extension and he ultimately decides to leave the team as a free agent next offseason, he still will count $40.460 million in dead money against the team’s cap in 2025.
Needless to say, it would probably be beneficial to the Cowboys to work out a deal with him.
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