Dak Prescott has a brand new contract with the Dallas Cowboys hours earlier than their season opener at Cleveland.

The star quarterback and the Cowboys agreed on a $240 million, four-year contract, the primary in NFL historical past to common $60 million per season, an individual with data of the deal advised The Related Press on Sunday. The particular person spoke to the AP on situation of anonymity as a result of the deal hasn’t been introduced.

The runner-up in NFL MVP voting was coming into the ultimate yr of a $160 million, four-year contract that was a franchise file earlier than this deal. It consists of $231 million assured, the particular person stated, $1 million greater than the file absolutely assured deal Deshaun Watson signed with the Browns two years in the past.

“I do know that these numbers are past something that I may have ever imagined,” proprietor and normal supervisor Jerry Jones advised reporters about an hour earlier than kickoff towards Cleveland.

Prescott has led the Cowboys to the playoffs the previous three seasons and 5 occasions in his first eight years. However Dallas is searching for a postseason breakthrough that hasn’t occurred for the reason that final of the franchise’s 5 Tremendous Bowl titles to cap the 1995 season.

The 31-year-old stated repeatedly he wished to stick with Dallas and be the QB to get the membership previous the divisional spherical for the primary time in 29 years. Prescott now will get that likelihood.

“This was the factor to do for what we’re right here for and that’s to win a championship,” Jones stated. “I gave every part I ever had or hoped to must get an opportunity to be part of the Cowboys. And it’s past my fondest desires the place we stand at present.”

The cope with Prescott comes lower than two weeks after Dallas made All-Professional receiver CeeDee Lamb the second-highest paid participant at his place with a $136 million, four-year contract.

Lamb missed all of coaching camp whereas holding out for a brand new deal as he entered the ultimate yr of his five-year rookie contract.

Prescott was a fourth-round select of Mississippi State in 2016 when Tony Romo was coming into his tenth full season because the starter.

Romo injured his again in a preseason recreation, which led to Prescott ranging from Week 1 of his rookie season after backup Kellen Moore additionally was injured earlier than the opener.

After dropping to the New York Giants, Prescott led an 11-game profitable streak that was a franchise file in a single season.

Prescott edged teammate Ezekiel Elliott, his operating again, for 2016 NFL Offensive Rookie of the 12 months honors as they led the Cowboys to the highest seed within the NFC earlier than dropping their playoff debut to Aaron Rodgers and the Inexperienced Bay Packers.

The primary playoff victory with Prescott got here two years later towards Seattle earlier than a divisional loss on the Los Angeles Rams.

The primary of three straight 12-win playoff seasons in 2021 ended with a wild-card loss to San Francisco at dwelling.

Prescott performed among the finest video games of his profession a yr later in a wild-card victory at Tampa Bay that was Tom Brady’s final recreation. One other loss to the 49ers, this time in San Francisco, adopted.

Hopes for a deep Dallas playoff run had been their highest underneath Prescott final season when the Cowboys surged to the NFC’s No. 2 seed late and had been in place to get previous the divisional spherical at dwelling.

Dallas didn’t even get to that recreation, with Prescott’s pick-6 a part of a first-half meltdown for the group in a shocking 48-32 wild-card loss to Jordan Love and the Packers.

Arguably essentially the most disappointing loss within the 34 years since Jones purchased the group clouded an important common season for Prescott, who led the NFL with a career-high 36 landing passes towards 9 interceptions and threw for 4,516 yards.

Prescott was already climbing the profession QB charts for the Cowboys and now may have an opportunity to move Romo and a pair of Professional Soccer Corridor of Famers, and a number of Tremendous Bowl winners, in Troy Aikman and Roger Staubach.

All three of his predecessors are nonetheless forward of Prescott in profession wins, with Prescott 5 shy of Romo’s 78 in third. Prescott is second in TDs, 45 behind Romo, and third in yards behind Romo and Aikman.

Prescott is the membership’s profession chief with a 67% completion share. He has 29,459 yards and 202 touchdowns.

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This story corrects earlier variations with 36 landing passes final season for Dak Prescott, not 35.

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