Dak Prescott is in a position that most pending free agents can only dream of. The runner-up for the 2023 NFL MVP is entering his final season under contract with the Dallas Cowboys and he holds all the leverage.
Dallas mishandled his last contract to the point that his representation was able to get a no-trade clause as well as a no-franchise clause for 2025 and beyond. That means the front office has no way of keeping him around if his contract runs out.
In such a scenario, Prescott would then see teams enter a bidding war for his services which could put Kirk Cousins’ four-year, $180 million deal to shame.
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According to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, Prescott is “well aware” of his value and doesn’t plan on giving the Cowboys a discount. He did say both sides want a deal done but the front office in Dallas needs to be willing to get to work on crunching the numbers.
“Look, Prescott, and you talk to people in and around the situation, he’s well aware of how well he can do in free agency if he were to just let this ride out, play well again and put up a huge QBR and then be there in March for $60 million a year, whatever it’s going to cost. It’s going to cost a lot. So, I don’t think both sides want that. They want to try to shake this out with a deal but it’s going to take a lot of legwork over the next two weeks.”
Prescott signed a four-year deal worth $160 million in 2021 after playing on the franchise tag in…
