Posted on 03/09/2021 11:05:46 AM PST by Conserv
For two years, Dak Prescott gambled on himself. And for two years, the Dallas Cowboys sat across the table and bet against their starting quarterback and the mushrooming pay scale that surrounded him.
On Monday, the impasse was broken. Or if we’re searching for a more accurate descriptor, Prescott smashed it. The 27-year-old QB achieved a four-year, $160 million deal that essentially makes him the highest paid player in NFL history (based on his contract value at signing) and sets Prescott in the running to achieve a gargantuan windfall over the course of his career that could ultimately make him the richest player the league has ever seen.
That’s what Monday’s deal ultimately means for Prescott, who reached a $40-million-per-season plateau shared by Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson.
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Just another dumb@ss decision by Jerry Jones.
BFD
Mmmmmmm! Mmmmmmmm! Trying to squeeze out some caring but just not happenin’.
At least one of the sports media articles said that Prescott blinked, and should have played this year on a tag, and been a free agent next year.
Being that that Dallas Cowboys never make it to the playoffs, that’s $2.5 million per game.
are people really still watching NFL, how can they pay so much
Next thing you know, taxpayers will be voting to tax themselves to pay players’ salaries.
Nothing could ever top that ridiculous contract to Ezekiel Elliott. Between those two, good luck signing anyone else.
Do they have enough room under the salary cap for this? Obviously they do, but, this has got to limit their flexibility to sign other players .
That is 2.5 million per game in a 16 game season. No wonder Russell Wilson is whining, he will be earning only 2 mil each Sunday next year. Insanity.
He’s just good enough to be difficult to replace.
Wilson’s not upset about money. Wilson’s upset about a team plan that seems to be either he hands it off or gets sacked.
Too many teams. The quality of play in the NFL would be much improved if they got rid of about ten teams. There simply aren’t enough good quarterbacks to go around.
“History will remember that Dallas could have had Prescott for far cheaper and a far more lengthy deal if it had worked to get ahead of the quarterback contract curve following the 2018 season, Prescott’s third year as a starter. It didn’t, perhaps believing that Prescott’s market would ultimately settle far lower than it ultimately did.”
So you put your future in the hands of a quarterback that you think has a declining value ...
Jerry must be worse off than Josef STOLEN..................
whats his NFC record compared to Tom Brady?
I think I saw some meems about this around superbowl time...
Jerry must have dementia...................
Yes ridiculous sum$ of money but I’m not voluntarily giving a nickel to any NFL enterprises.
Does anyone really give a chit?
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