The biggest question of the NFL offseason finally has an answer – the Dallas Cowboys are indeed sticking with Dak Prescott and will make a new deal with their franchise QB official on Wednesday.
The new deal is a 4-year, $160 million deal with $126 million guaranteed, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. That guaranteed money is a NFL record.
Prescott has been the starter in Dallas since he took over for Tony Romo back in 2016, when he lead the Cowboys to a 13-3 record in his rookie year.
He was off to a great start last season until he suffered a compound fracture and dislocation of his right ankle during a Week 5 game against the Giants.
Prescott’s future with the team was in doubt after that, but Jerry Jones and the Cowboys have done the right thing by locking up their star QB.
Here’s how his new deal shapes up with other QBs:
The highest paid QBs in NFL history now stack up like this:
1. Patrick Mahomes: $45M/year
2. Dak Prescott: $40M/year
3. Deshaun Watson: $39M/year
4. Russell Wilson: $35M/year— Field Yates (@FieldYates) March 8, 2021
Dak’s brother, Tad, tweeted this after the news broke:
When your little brother gets the call. Let’s go @dak time to win the @dallascowboys a Super Bowl. pic.twitter.com/PzlCKejTe5
— Tad Prescott (@86Prescott) March 8, 2021
The NFL world had reactions:
Yo!!!!! @dak!!! Congratulations brotha well deserved… shit I feel like I got paid!!!
— Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) March 8, 2021
HE’S BAAAAAACCCKKKK 🤘🏿—> @dak
— DeMarcus Lawrence (@TankLawrence) March 8, 2021
Get paiddddddd my guy!!!!! @dak 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 congrats!!! https://t.co/mChp1TBNKF
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) March 9, 2021
Congrats to @dak proving the old axiom that good things happen to good people.
— Rich Eisen (@richeisen) March 9, 2021
Dak Prescott got:
– $40M per year
– $126M guaranteed
– No trade clause
– No tag clauseDak Prescott won.
— RJ Ochoa (@rjochoa) March 8, 2021
when Dak got hurt I was so worried it was going to screw up his long-term contract but I think instead it just showed the Cowboys the bleakness of life without Dak Prescott at QB
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) March 8, 2021
LET'S GO LET'S GO LET'S GO LET'S GO LET'S GO LET'S GO LET'S GO LET'S GO LET'S GO LET'S GO LET'S GO LET'S GO LET'S GO LET'S GO LET'S GO LET'S GO LET'S GO LET'S GO LET'S GO LET'S GO LET'S GO LET'S GO LET'S GO LET'S GO LET'S GO LET'S GO LET'S GO LET'S GO LET'S GO LET'S GO https://t.co/IZT9cqsJL6
— Blogging The Boys (@BloggingTheBoys) March 8, 2021
People once thought Ezekiel Elliott meant more to the Cowboys offense than Dak Prescott.
— JJ Zachariason (@LateRoundQB) March 9, 2021
A video from the first game Dak played as as starting QB.
Preseason 2016.
The music seems a little ironic now☺️ let’s get it started!Incredibly happy for @dak and his family💪 pic.twitter.com/xCNhQUmTHQ
— Taylor Stern (@TayStern) March 8, 2021
Dallas Cowboys fans after seeing Dak Prescott FINALLY get paid pic.twitter.com/nxD2ztX88Y
— #RingerNFL (@ringernfl) March 8, 2021
