After nearly two years of on-off negotiations, Dak Prescott has agreed on a mega deal that will extend his time with the Dallas Cowboys, a team that valued Forbes at $ 5.7 billion in September.
The Cowboys confirmed the contract Monday, and while the official terms of the deal have not been disclosed, multiple outlets have reported it to be a four-year deal worth at least $ 160 million, including more than $ 120 million guaranteed.
According to reports, Prescott’s deal averages $ 42 million per year for the first three seasons with $ 75 million in the first season and a signing bonus of $ 66 million.
Prescott’s brother Tad took to Twitter to congratulate his sibling. ‘When your little brother gets a call. Let’s go to Dak to win the Dallas Cowboys a Super Bowl, ”he said. The Cowboys last won the Super Bowl in 1995.
Compound ankle fracture and dislocation
Prescott, who was drafted into the fourth round by the Cowboys in 2016, was eligible for a new contract in 2019, but played on a one-year contract last year, while his representatives and the Cowboys could not agree on a long-term deal .
He set career highs in 2019 – his 4,902 death a meter short of Tony Romo’s one-season franchise record – and made 30 touchdown passes for the first time ever.
While playing this one-year $ 31.4 million franchise tag in 2020, the quarterback suffered a compound ankle fracture and dislocation, ending his season after five games.
Then the Cowboys’ 2020 season went down and the season ended 6-10 with a rotating carousel of quarterbacks trying to fill Prescott’s big shoes.
However, when questions began to emerge as to whether the 27-year-old Prescott might be on his way from Dallas, the Cowboys tied him to another four years with the team.
Longtime Cowboys wide receiver, Dez Bryant compared Prescott’s situation to another from his time on the team.
“The Dak situation started to remind me when we let Demarco in [Murray] walk in [20]15 … I personally knew our chances of having a shot at winning the super bowl were gone … it wasn’t the catch, it was Demarco who left the team making me feel hopeless Smart decision, “he said on Twitter.
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Regular Pro-Bowl cornerback Jalen Ramsey said Prescott “deserved” the pay raise, while former NFL recipient Chad Johnson joked
“Congratulations & McDonald’s, don’t ignore my DM, nutrition is important‼ ️”
