A lot has been made all through 2024 about whether or not or not Dallas Cowboys proprietor and basic supervisor Jerry Jones desires to be married to quarterback Dak Prescott on a long-term foundation after Prescott’s profession postseason document dropped to 2-5 this previous January.
Jones seemingly addressed that subject throughout an look on “The Stephen A. Smith Present“ that was launched Wednesday night time.
“What he’s as an individual and as a quarterback will age nicely,” Jones stated a few potential Prescott contract, as shared by Christian Arnold of the New York Put up. “I believe it would age nicely as he strikes into the following 5 or 10 years of his life. I believe he’s the form of quarterback that will get higher and higher.”
NFL insider Dianna Russini raised some eyebrows earlier this week when she stated on The Athletic’s “Scoop Metropolis” podcast that “the maintain up” relating to a Prescott deal “is the years the Cowboys are prepared to decide to.”
Cowboys insider Jon Machota of The Athletic later wrote that followers ought to “anticipate” Prescott to stay within the closing yr of his present contract by means of the upcoming season if the 2 sides do not agree on a deal by the beginning of this Sunday’s Week 1 sport between Dallas and the Cleveland Browns.
Prescott is anticipated to develop into the league’s highest-paid participant both as a member of the Cowboys or as a free agent in March 2025. It is believed he may ink a deal value up to $70M yearly if he hits the open market.
“We have the problem of not solely recouping what we’ve spent on him during the last 4 years,” Jones added about Prescott, “we’ve gotta add that to what we’re gonna be paying him for the longer term. That’s not Dak’s drawback on the top that it’s the Dallas Cowboys’ drawback, as a result of that cash will not be going to be there to spend on supporting solid. So we gotta ask ourselves, can we’ve the form of success that Dak deserves, we deserve, his teammates deserve, our followers deserve? Can we try this and get within the vary to afford Dak? I believe we are able to.”
For what it is value, ESPN’s Dan Graziano stated in an article revealed on Thursday morning that he “wouldn’t be shocked to see quarterback Dak Prescott signal a long-term extension with the Cowboys this week.”
“I‘ve been getting extra optimistic responses over the previous couple days than I’ve gotten at every other level previously calendar yr,” Graziano continued. “Whereas the prospect of unrestricted free company subsequent March actually appears to be like attractive, I ponder if Prescott would possibly simply determine sufficient is sufficient and that staying in Dallas for the remainder of his profession is his greatest play.”
Assuming Machota is right, the deadline for a Prescott deal to get carried out is quickly approaching.
