Cowboys owner Jerry Jones reaffirmed that a new contract for Dak Prescott is a priority for the franchise
FRISCO – With the Dallas Cowboys coming off a disappointing 6-10 season and having won just four of 11 games without him, the team’s owner and general manager, Jerry Jones, Admitted that That Prescott is in a good position with respect to contractual talks.
“I don’t know how I could have bigger leverage,” he noted Jones and 105.3 The Fan. “… His evolution as a quarterback for the NFL it has been practically perfect. He has great ability, in my opinion, to win games. He is talented. He certainly possesses the experiences and all these things, which has become apparent according to what we have offered to Dak. You would not offer to Dak what we offered in the past if you don’t think it’s very special. The issue is, how do you put it all together? And it’s no stranger to me. I’ve been doing it my whole life, putting things together. We have to put it all together.
the Jeans and the agent of Prescott, Todd France, They can resume negotiations on a long-term contract now that the team’s season has ended, once the parties did not reach an agreement before June 15, Prescott he had to play the campaign under the franchise player label and in exchange for $ 31.4 million, unable to re-discuss long-term terms until the end of the season.
the Jeans offered to Prescott a deal that sources noted averaged $ 34.5 billion a year, including a $ 50 million signing bond with $ 110 million in collateral. The biggest issue of disagreement was the length of the agreement. the Jeans they wished for five years; France responded with a counter-proposal of four, because the renewal of TV contracts that are about to expire will significantly raise the salary cap in the future.
the Jeans they will have to deal with a decrease in the salary cap for 2021 around the league, due to the coronavirus pandemic. The floor of the salary cap will be about $ 175 million per club, but the Jeans they will entail just over $ 25 million in additional space so it was not used below the 2020 payroll limit.
if the Jeans use the franchise player tag with Prescott again, it would cost them $ 37.7 million. Even with the long-term deal, the figure of Prescott against the 2021 wage cap will possibly exceed $ 30 million, given the structure needed for the agreement.
“We have a fixed amount, period, that can be paid to each player. It’s a very competitive thing, and the longer the term, the more flexibility there is in the numbers of that contract,” he said. Jones on the team’s flagship radio station. “Planning, looking at what can be spent, what can be delivered to other free agents, here’s the overall planning.”
Prescott suffered a compound dislocation and fracture in his right ankle during the victory of the Jeans in Week 5 against New York Giants. He was on his way to completing his best stats season, with 1,856 yards per pass, including nine touchdown submissions — four interceptions, but the Jeans they went 2-3 in their first five starts.
“He’s here every day, in rehab. He’s making progress, and as expected, he’s attacking him with everything,” the head coach said. Mike McCarthy Monday. “So, in terms of the term, I don’t have specific details about when he’s going back to work on the field and dates and things like that. I don’t have that for you. But I do know that, based on the his surgery and what he’s supposed to be doing according to where he’s at, everything is going well. ”
As for contractual talks affecting the coach’s ability to work with Prescott in the off-season, he explained McCarthy, “I can’t answer the contractual question. From what I can see and where I am, I have a lot of confidence that we will agree on something. My conversation with Dak is always very positive and always with the focus of what he expects in the future and what we will do on the offensive, the team and their leadership. “