Jerry Jones: Cowboys Don’t ‘Need to’ Sign QB to Extension in Regarding Dak Prescott Contract
The Dallas Cowboys’ signing of quarterback Dak Prescott to an extension is not a given.
Ask Jerry Jones, please.
According to Nick Harris of the team’s official website, “We don’t need to, but we can if everybody wants to solve it,” stated the team owner [1]. “You may enter, get everything moving in the same direction, and try to reach a consensus. If not, our current system functions. As a result, it goes without saying that if you go one route, you’ll be approaching some of the other team members in a different manner, but you can’t truly plan for it until you get there.”
Since the quarterback’s deal is just for the current season, Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk stated that an extension has been “anticipated” this summer. If nothing is done, the team’s salary cap charge would be $59.4 million in 2024.
While an extension for Dak Prescott in Dallas is “the best way to reduce” his “massive” cap figure, ESPN’s Dan Graziano stated he is “not as convinced as a lot of people seem to be” about it.
Given that Prescott has a no-tag language in his contract that precludes the possibility of a franchise tag, Graziano said, “Prescott has a large amount of leverage here, too.” Furthermore, a very straightforward reorganization of the agreement that would turn his 2024 pay into a signing bonus would result in a $55 million cap hit in 2025.
Jones said that he had no “fear” of the quarterback leaving the team in the offseason without agreeing to a contract deal.
“Every player you got has some time when his contract is up,” he stated. “If you were afraid of it, you would tremble all over. Because they all arise, you are unable to. Any of them may get injured. Since everyone can lose some skill, none of that is absolute.
