Before he went down with a devastating ankle injury, Dak Prescott was the league’s leader in passing yards. As a matter of fact, after undergoing season ending ankle surgery Prescott still led the league in passing through week 7 despite going down in week 6 with the gruesome injury.
The value seems to be there for Prescott to command top dollar from America’s Team but the two sides have been unable to come to an agreement since last year when Prescott reportedly turned down $175 million over five years.
But one Dallas sportswriter seems to think the two sides are at the point of nuclear combustion.
In the Dallas Morning News’ weekly Cowboys mailbag column, David Moore had this to say:
“The Jones family wants to sign Prescott to a long-term contract. They want him to be this team’s quarterback going forward. But the sides have spent 19 months trying to find a middle ground and have been unable to reach an agreement. If the gulf remains and the club applies a second franchise tag in early March, the Cowboys must continue moving on from Prescott. Why? A second franchise tag is a nuclear option. If Dallas uses that tag and then is unable to sign Prescott to a long-term deal in July before training camp starts, the quarterback will play this season and then be gone next year in free agency. The Cowboys can’t let it get to that point. If the sides don’t reach an agreement by the March 9 deadline, or aren’t convinced a deal is imminent, the Cowboys must move on and look at jumping into this uncharacteristically unsettled quarterback market and the draft to find a replacement. Again, it’s not the preferred option, but it can’t be ruled out.”
It is very possible that Dak could be a highly sought after free agent.
They have one more month to figure it out.
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