After quarterback Dak Prescott failed to lead the Dallas Cowboys on a deep postseason run yet again this year, many fans are calling for the team to part ways with the long-time quarterback. But as one NFL insider explains, that’s not going to happen because of a horrible mistake team owner Jerry Jones made years ago.
As Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk points out, Dak Prescott has a ton over leverage over the Dallas Cowboys due to the way the team handled his contract throughout his career.
“Prescott is entering the final year of the four-year contract signed in lieu of playing under the second franchise tag. He got to the second tag because the Cowboys refused to extend his rookie deal after three years, and then again after he completed his four-year rookie contract and he was franchise-tagged a first time,” Florio wrote this weekend.
“And so, on the first day of the 2024 league year, Prescott’s cap number will skyrocket from $26.832 million in 2023 to $59.455 million. The Cowboys have no real choice but to extend his contract before then, in order to chop down the massive cap charge,” Florio continued.
So, because of this contract situation, it’s nearly guaranteed that Prescott will be with the Cowboys under a fresh new contract, all because of a mistake from team ownership.
[Pro Football Talk]
