Simply hours earlier than the Cowboys confronted the Browns on Sunday to kick off their season, proprietor and Cowboys normal supervisor Jerry Jones revealed Dallas had agreed to phrases with veteran quarterback Dak Prescott, making him the best paid participant in NFL historical past.
A deadline deal: Hours earlier than Dallas kicked off its season, it reached settlement with QB Dak Prescott on a four-year contract, $240 million extension that can make him the highest-paid participant in NFL historical past and maintain him in a Cowboys uniform for seasons to return, per sources. pic.twitter.com/ZsQmwcuoNA
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 8, 2024
Contract Breakdown
Prescott’s deal prevents him from turning into a free agent after this season and retains him on the Cowboys by means of 2028. The offers contains $131 million assured, the best in NFL historical past and simply $1 million greater than Deshaun Watson’s $130 million assured contract with the Cleveland Browns.
Prescott’s $60 million a 12 months common can be the best in NFL historical past, surpassing the $55 million annual contracts signed by Joe Burrow, Jordan Love and Trevor Lawrence. His $80 million signing bonus surpasses Jordan Love’s $75 million.
His historic contract comes lower than two weeks after the Cowboys made large receiver CeeDee Lamb the second highest paid receiver within the league:
Dak Is Dwelling In Dallas
Though Prescott’s deal broke all main information, he mentioned after the Cowboys’ 33-17 win towards Cleveland, “I don’t play for the cash.”
Dak Prescott mentioned on Thursday that he desires to be “the QB who wins it” in Dallas.
With the understanding of staying in Dallas via 2028, he’s put it on himself to money in — figuratively after all.
“That’s my solely motivation to carry up my a part of this deal.”https://t.co/D0ARHR68iV pic.twitter.com/9t8yazqosc
— Nick Harris (@NickHarrisDC) September 9, 2024
Prescott, a fourth-round choose in 2016, has performed for the Cowboys his entire profession. He has mentioned a number of instances all year long he wish to keep in Dallas his entire profession. When requested Thursday his ideas on probably successful a Tremendous Bowl for the Cowboys, Prescott mentioned that’s what drives him.
“That’s what motivates me on being right here, simply to be the quarterback that does it, that wins it,” he mentioned. “I don’t assume that successful it some other place can be the identical as successful it right here.”
Jones mentioned his personal want for Prescott is to remain in Dallas for years to return.
“There’s plenty of me that thinks [that] I hope Dak is our quarterback for the remainder of my time,” Jones mentioned. “And that’s not simply restricted to the phrases of this contract, both. I’ve plenty of confidence in him. He brings a lot to the desk. He’s a participant that the staff follows — that’s massive.”
What’s Subsequent For The Cowboys
Dallas appears to take the subsequent step with Prescott now locked up for the foreseeable future. The Cowboys have had 5 playoff appearances since drafting him in 2016, by no means getting farther than the NFC Divisional Spherical. The Cowboys and Jones are assured Prescott will break by means of that barrier. Prescott is coming off an awesome season the place he was runner-up for MVP, throwing for 4,516 yards and 36 touchdowns.