Final week, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott hinted that he may depart the one NFL house he is recognized for the reason that 2016 draft in March 2025 after he performs out the ultimate yr of his contract.
Prescott is not backing down from such threats as of early August.
“Having a child, your perspective adjustments a bit of bit in life,” Prescott instructed Jeff Kolb of Fox 4 on Thursday. “A variety of quarterbacks have (performed for different groups). That is simply the enterprise and nature of this sport. That is simply me not being naive to that.”
Each Prescott and head coach Mike McCarthy are set to be out of contract following what may turn into fairly the distinctive marketing campaign for a Cowboys group that is trying to do greater than merely qualify for the playoffs. Cowboys proprietor and common supervisor Jerry Jones clearly is not extending McCarthy’s deal earlier than Week 1, however some stay satisfied Jones will lock Prescott down sooner or later between the primary Friday of August and Dallas’ regular-season opener on the Cleveland Browns on Sept. 8.
“I’ve received a ton of confidence (about coming to an settlement with the Cowboys), however truthfully, it’s not one thing I take into consideration. I am right here in coaching camp and targeted on this yr,” Prescott mentioned. “I am on a contract for this yr and that is all I actually care about.”
As lately as Wednesday, NFL insider Albert Breer of Sports activities Illustrated wrote that Cowboys followers ought to “really feel higher about” the Prescott state of affairs after Jacksonville Jaguars starter Trevor Lawrence,
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and Jordan Love of the Inexperienced Bay Packers all helped set the marketplace for gamers on the place by way of extensions they inked over the previous two months. Prescott’s camp reportedly may need a deal price at the least $60M per season to maintain him from reaching free company in March of subsequent yr.
“It isn’t one thing I search for, or put together, even plan for, but when one thing like that occurs, I am going to definitely be prepared for it,” Prescott added about testing the open market after the 2024 season.
Briefly, the 31-year-old prompt he will not offer Jones any kind of hometown low cost to place pen to paper on an extension this summer season.
