The Dallas Cowboys are in a pretty difficult situation going forward regarding the contracts of quarterback Dak Prescott, wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, and defensive superstar Micah Parsons. But it doesn’t sound like the team is being proactive in dealing with any of them, and that could make those situations even worse.
As Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk points out, the Cowboys have “shown no inclination to do anything other than delay, delay, and delay” regarding the contracts of Lamb and Parsons, which is exactly what they did with Dak Prescott that got them in the horrible situation currently.
“That’s how they got into their current mess with Prescott. By not offering him a fair contract after his third season as a fourth-round, Day 1 starter, the Cowboys tabled the matter until after his four-year deal expired. Then, they used the franchise tag and didn’t sign him to a long-term deal before the mid-July deadline, delaying the issue again. When faced with the application of a second tag and no ability to punt for another year (for his third tag, he would have gotten a 44-percent raise over his second tag), the Cowboys panicked, giving Prescott a four-year, $160 million contract that guaranteed he’d get to the open market without an extension,” Florio wrote for Pro Football Talk.
“Now, they seem content to let him finish the contract and hit the market in 2025. Basically, he’ll be next year’s Kirk Cousins.”
The Cowboys obviously created a horrible situation regarding Prescott, and they new seem to be trending in that same direction with Lamb and Parsons.
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