The Dallas Cowboys and quarterback Dak Prescott have been working on a new deal for some time, and a potentially tempting offer would have simply landed on Prescott’s desk. According to Calvin Watkins of the Dallas Morning News, the Cowboys are ready to make their quarterback one of the highest paid players in NFL history.
Watkins reports that the Cowboys have met with Prescott’s representation twice since the NFL regrouping – which ended on March 2. Recently, they allegedly offered Prescott a contract that includes an average salary of $ 33 million with $ 105 million guaranteed. This contract would exceed the agreement of Aaron Rodgers in total money and guaranteed money. Russell Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks recently reset the market with his $ 140 million four-year contract, of which $ 107 million is guaranteed – $ 70 million guaranteed when the pen struck the paper.
According to Patrik Walker of CBS Sports, Prescott was offered a contract with an average annual salary of $ 33 million previously, but refused. It is possible that if Prescott does not accept this offer, the Cowboys may have to follow the path of the franchise label. Ian Rapoport reported last month that if the Cowboys were to label Prescott, they would use the exclusive franchise tag. & nbsp;
The non-exclusive franchise label is worth the average of the first five salaries at the player’s position in the last five years, while the exclusive label is worth the average of the first five salaries of the current year. Another big reason the Cowboys would probably use the exclusive tag is that Prescott couldn’t negotiate with other teams. It’s worth noting that the exclusive tag for quarters this offseason is estimated to be around $ 33 million – which would be the exact figure the Cowboys offered Prescott.
It is also possible that both parties are waiting for the new collective agreement to be concluded. NFL players are now voting on the proposed ABCs and have until Thursday to do so. (You can also check out CBS Sports NFL Insider Jason La Canfora’s proposal off the beaten track that makes sense for Prescott and the Cowboys, as well as for Joel Corry breakdown from an agent’s point of view.)