Texas’s Frisco Dak Prescott, the quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys, and the team gave themselves a kind of “soft deadline” to complete his contract extension “before the start of the season”—or “or else.” It is Saturday as we write this, though. Here at their facility at The Star, the Cowboys are working out before boarding their noon charter flight to Cleveland. Time is running out. Maybe there will be a diversion ahead. Even while everyone involved has stated that once the season begins, all “focus” would be on the games themselves, including of course this Sunday afternoon’s Week 1 opener, this can be finished on Sunday, next week, or next month.
Time is running out. Maybe there will be a diversion ahead. Even while everyone involved has stated that once the season begins, all “focus” would be on the games themselves, including of course this Sunday afternoon’s Week 1 opener, this can be finished on Sunday, next week, or next month. if he does not finish by March 2025? Dak is released from contract. What is the current status of Dak’s contract, then?
Showing up on 105.3 Cowboys COO Stephen Jones told The Fan in Dallas that the team has had “productive visits and talks” and will keep working to get something done, possibly exceeding $55 million APY and making Dak the highest-paid player in NFL history. “I am hoping that is feasible. We still have good conversations and visits. We will keep working,” Jones remarked. Are the Cowboys, under the “Deadlines Make Deals” mentality of owner Jerry Jones, truly making every effort to come to an extension agreement with their long-time starting quarterback? Or are they taking their time because they do not think Dak will be able to g
them to a Super Bowl in the end?
Furthermore, what if Prescott is the one dragging things out because he wants to test a market that may potentially yield a $70 million annual percentage yield next spring? And finally, with regard to Sunday: How can all parties concerned prevent this from turning into a distraction for the Cowboys that ultimately benefits the underdog
