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Having once failed to close a multi-year contract with Dak Prescott, the Dallas Cowboys is optimistic that it can do something with twice Pro Bowler in the second round.
The window to start applying the franchise or transition brand to players opens on Tuesday. According to Todd Archer of ESPN, the Cowboys “I hope to get a long-term deal with Prescott “before the March 9 deadline to apply the label.
If the situation is difficult, Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network reported that Dallas will likely put the franchise’s brand in Prescott for the second year in a row, which would earn him $ 37.7 million in the 2021 season:
Letting the 27-year-old reach the open market would be risky because he would likely have a large market, despite the major ankle injury this limited him to five games. He had launched 1,856 yards, nine touchdowns and four interceptions after finishing second in passing yards (4,902) in 2019.
Focus on professional football ranked Prescott as the No. 1 general free agent:
“The free agent market prize, Prescott fell with an unfortunate injury after just four more games in 2020. With four full seasons under his belt, Prescott finished in the top 10 in the PFF grades twice, while ranking close to 20th in the other two seasons. However, Prescott’s 85.2 PFF score this season would have been the best of his career, and his work in 2019 and 2020 is the most productive of his career. “
Atlético put him on a level alone in his position:
Last May, ESPN’s Ed Werder reported that Prescott wanted to sign a four-year pact with the Cowboys and that anything else would be “impossible”. Rapoport also refuted a rumor that the quarterback declined a five-year, $ 175 million offer, adding that “Dak wants a shorter deal, the Cowboys I want a longer one. “
Per Archer, the situation remains almost the same. Prescott prefers a four-year extension because he would return to the market when he was in his 30s, but the Cowboys “they want a commitment of at least five years as a way of easing the wage ceiling burden. “
Archer launched the idea of a six-year contract that will be canceled after four years, since the player and the team can leave happily.
In the absence of a new contract before March 9, the Cowboys and Prescott would have until July 15 before their one-year franchise bidding goes into effect.