FRISCO, Texas – The Dallas Cowboys and quarterback Dak Prescott have agreed a four-year, $ 160 million contract, including $ 126 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Prescott’s firm bonus is $ 66 million, the highest in NFL history, a source told ESPN. The first three years of the deal averaged $ 42 million a year, a source told Schefter.
The Cowboys announced they had agreed a contract with Prescott but did not disclose the terms. Cowboys will put the franchise label on Prescott on Tuesday as a matter of procedure, a source told Schefter. The Cowboys announced they will hold a press conference on Wednesday.
The process of reaching a long-term agreement with Prescott covered three seasons, multiple mega-million bids and hours of negotiations. The Cowboys, all the time, said they wanted Prescott to be their franchise quarterback for the present and the future, and Prescott said he wanted to stay with the Cowboys.
It just took a lot longer than normal.
Prescott, who turns 28 in July, presents with a compound fracture and a dislocated right ankle suffered in the Week 5 win over the New York Giants in October, but was expected to fully recover during the season. low.
The road to agreement was complicated by the extensions signed by fellow 2016 list members Jared Goff and Carson Wentz in 2019, the last year of a collective bargaining agreement, and the unwillingness of both parties to bend in what they wanted in terms of treatment. The Cowboys wanted a commitment of five years or more; The Prescotts wanted a four-year deal.
Now that the deal is complete, the focus is on improving the roster around Prescott to make sure the Cowboys can fight for a Super Bowl.
The Cowboys have missed the playoffs in three of the last four seasons. However, Prescott’s absence in 2020 demonstrated his integrity in success. Before being injured, he threw 1,856 yards with nine touchdowns and four interceptions in five games. The Cowboys ’offense faced off for a few weeks without Prescott, getting a touchdown in three games after scoring at least 31 points in four of his first five games.
In five seasons, Prescott has a team record of seven 400-yard passing games and 24 rushing touchdowns, most from a Cowboys quarterback. He is Tony Romo’s second in 300-yard passing games with 15. He has also proven to be a classic with 15 winning units in the game.
Prescott, the Cowboys ’2016 fourth-round pick, set a 42-27 record with 17,364 passing yards along with 106 touchdown passes and 40 interceptions.
With the contract secured, expectations will be even higher for Prescott to deliver a Super Bowl to an organization that has not won the title in 25 years.