Dak Prescott seeking extension worth $40M/year

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Dak Prescott wants to be the highest-paid quarterback in the NFL. That as much is clear from his latest contract demand.

The Dallas Cowboys quarterback, who is entering the final year of his contract and has been negotiating an extension with the club, has turned down a deal worth $30 million per year and is instead seeking a contract worth $40 million per year, NFL Network's Jane Slater reported Monday, per a source informed of the talks.

If Prescott were to sign a deal worth $40 million in annual average value (AAV), that would make him the league's highest-paid QB in AAV by $5 million, around 14.3 percent more than the league-high $35M per year that Russell Wilson is making on his current deal, per Spotrac.

A $30M-per-year pact, meanwhile, would put Prescott in the company of Matt Ryan (fifth in AAV).

How likely it is that Dallas would agree to make Prescott the league's highest-paid QB and by such a large margin is unknown, though probably miniscule. As Slater added, Prescott demanding $40M per year is "negotiating and business" and that the eventual agreed-to number is likely closer to $34-35 million per year.

Dak's not-so-subtle contract demands come while the Cowboys are juggling three concurrent negotiations with their star quarterback (Prescott), running back (Ezekiel Elliott) and wide receiver (Amari Cooper). Prescott's and Cooper's deals are up at the end of the 2019 season, while Elliott's is set to expire following the 2020 campaign. Slater reported last week that all three have "generous" offers on the table from Dallas, though what is perceived as "generous" at this point is a matter of perspective.

While Prescott and Cooper have attended Cowboys training camp in Oxnard, California during their negotiations, Elliott has been holding out and working out in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Prescott played one series in Dallas' preseason opener.

The team returns to Dallas following its second preseason game against the Los Angeles Rams in Hawaii on Aug. 17. It is expected upon the Cowboys' return to Texas on Aug. 20 that these negotiations will heat up.

Whether Prescott is worth a contract extension that makes him the highest-paid quarterback in the NFL is the debate in which the football world has been engaged since news of his talks with Dallas began. In three years as the starting QB of "America's Team," Prescott, along with Elliott and an all-world offensive line, has piloted Dallas to a 32-16 record, two playoff appearances and NFC East titles and one playoff victory. The 2016 Offensive Rookie of the Year has completed 66.1 percent of his passes, thrown 67 touchdowns to 25 picks and played in two Pro Bowls.

It's not clear that Prescott is or will be a top-10 quarterback, but that's not what is at stake this summer and autumn. Whether he will become among the top-paid quarterbacks and players this league has ever seen and set the market for future QB extensions is.

Prescott believes he deserves a contract that reflects all that and more. How Dallas proceeds following his latest outsize demand will be telling.





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Dak Prescott rejects $30 million offer to worsen Cowboys’ contract hell


An already uneasy training camp for the Dallas Cowboys just got a little more problematic.

Quarterback Dak Prescott reportedly rejected the team’s offer for a contract extension worth $30 million annually, and is instead looking for a deal in the $40 million-per-year range, though that figure has already been called into question.

The development comes as the Cowboys continue to deal with Ezekiel Elliott’s holdout as the fourth-year star running back seeks a hefty raise of his own.

Prescott, still on his rookie contract, maxes out at $2.7 million this season, and is reportedly looking to be in the same bracket as Seattle signal-caller Russell Wilson and his four-year, $140 million extension, as well as the four-year, $128 million extension recently signed by Eagles QB Carson Wentz. Prescott is 32-16 through his first three seasons in the NFL.

Complicating matters further for Dallas is the status of receiver Amari Cooper’s looming contract. The wideout is coming up on the end of his first NFL contract as well and is looking at a payday after a Pro Bowl 2018 season.




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I don't understand why people are saying he doesn't deserve more than twenty a year? I think he deserves at least twenty-five million a year considering how much potential he has. Even that might be a steal
 

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Let him walk
 

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If Dak is worthy of $40 million a year, then Brady is worth $150 million a year & Brees about $120 million
 

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$40M is a joke.
Even JJ cannot be that stupid.
Wait, yes he is.
Dak is vastly overrrated by the media, he is not even close to being a "plus", much less a top paid QB, he cannot hit passes over 10 yds out of the pocket.
With Elliott in the backfield they can hide Dak's deficiencies but when you really need a pocket passer, he usually fails.
They should have moved him and drafted a true pocket passer in 2018.
 

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Between him and Zeke.......both can walk. For $40mm a year they could replace both of them for that.
 

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$40M is a joke.
Even JJ cannot be that stupid.
Wait, yes he is.
Dak is vastly overrrated by the media, he is not even close to being a "plus", much less a top paid QB, he cannot hit passes over 10 yds out of the pocket.
With Elliott in the backfield they can hide Dak's deficiencies but when you really need a pocket passer, he usually fails.
They should have moved him and drafted a true pocket passer in 2018.


While I certainly would agree he’s not worth anywhere near $40M, he has been a league leader in statistics outside the pocket and ranked number one in aggregate since he took over in 2016. In addition, he’s been one of the most accurate passers in the league under 35 yards. His numbers do start to drop massively on 36+ yard attempts, but to question his accuracy over ten yards and play outside of the pocket is just flat out wrong. He also ranks second in fourth quarter winning drives since taking over as the starter.
 

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I was about to post a similar question. I'd say he's right on that bubble. Average/slightly above average NFL starter. $40 mil is just flat out silly.

He's not better than the following:

Mahomes
Watson
Rodgers
Luck
Mayfield
Ryan
Newton
Wentz
Wilson
Goff
Brees
Roeth
Rivers
Brady
Garoppolo
Stafford
Carr
Trubisky
 

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They need to drug test him IMMEDIATELY!!!
 

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He deserves more than $2.7 million this year. Should be more than happy with the $30 mil they offered
 
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They need to drug test him IMMEDIATELY!!!

I was going to say, I didn't know the guy was on Crack

no way, shape or form is he worth $40Mil, I actually believe he's not worth the $30 mil either. mid $20's is where he fits IMHO
 

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