Signing(s): Dak Prescott re-signs with the Cowboys (4 years, $160 million)

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[Rhaegar Targaryen]

Yessss!!!

 

[Rhaegar Targaryen]

$75M in year one

 

[MMC]

 

[GKJ]

No tag provision, no trade clause

 

[John Price]

 

[John Price]

Jay Glazer @JayGlazer
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Even when @dak got hurt last year, I said this that week on #FOXNFLSUNDAY Cowboys brass were absolutely insistent that they would still sign him to a big deal to be their long-term guy. They got that done today. Massive 4-year deal @NFLonFOX

 

[StreetHawk]

No tag provision, no trade clause

Yikes. Means this is their guy. Scratch a destination off Wilson’s list. Down to 3.

man, this has to work cause that’s an insane dead cap charge if he wants to be moved later. That’s $16 mill of Annual signing bonus that gets prorated.

 

[snowkiddin]

Dak is a franchise QB. Dallas had to bring him back. Cooper off the books after this season, Zeke might get cut or moved. Good signing

 

[Troy McClure]

They weren’t all that great when he was cheap, so at least now the Cowboys have an excuse for being not all that great for the next few seasons. It’s not the GM. It’s Dak’s contract.

 

[sigma six]

It's a lot of money on one guy who hasn't done much in the postseason, but I can't really give Dallas any crap for hanging onto him.
For all I know my team will be starting Geno Smith next year.

 

[fin8]

He’s a great QB. That’s what QBs get paid in this league. Wait until these other young stud QBs get paid. It’s going to make this look like a deal.

 

[DueDiligence]

He’s a great QB. That’s what QBs get paid in this league. Wait until these other young stud QBs get paid. It’s going to make this look like a deal.

Well the Superbowl winning QB doesn't make that. But then he knows you need a bunch of good players to win. And they need to get paid as well.

 

[mouser]

I’m skeptical Dak is the difference maker you want a top paid QB to be, but understand Dallas is in a difficult situation where even obtaining an average starting QB isn’t a guarantee via draft or free agency. It’s just how the QB money works these days.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Well the Superbowl winning QB doesn't make that. But then he knows you need a bunch of good players to win. And they need to get paid as well.

No other QB has a wife that makes as much or more than them.

 

[Rhaegar Targaryen]

No other QB has a wife that makes as much or more than them.

Plus Dak is a better QB than Brady is at the moment

 

[DueDiligence]

No other QB has a wife that makes as much or more than them.

For the first 10 years of his career they weren't married. He always took less.

 

[Troy McClure]

Tom Brady has completely broken the brains of NFL fans. Who gives a shit if Brady took discounted contracts? What does that have to do with anything?

 

[Rhaegar Targaryen]

By the way, the Cowboys manipulated the cap by technically signing Dak to a 6 year deal. His cap hit for this season is only $22M

 

[SirClintonPortis]

Great move by Dallas.

Signed,
NFC East rival fans.

 

[DueDiligence]

Tom Brady has completely broken the brains of NFL fans. Who gives a shit if Brady took discounted contracts? What does that have to do with anything?

Why so upset?

 

[Troy McClure]

Why so upset?

It’s just adds absolutely nothing to throw “what about Tom Brady” into any thread about a QB’s contract.

 

[Pestilence]

39 milllion is a lot of money with the salary cap being only around 180 million.

 

[DueDiligence]

It’s just adds absolutely nothing to throw “what about Tom Brady” into any thread about a QB’s contract.

In reality, all Brady jokes aside, the 2021 NFL year is all about money. With a reduced cap, teams are going to have to get very creative to keep their impact players let alone sign free agents. And a bunch of teams, like the Cowboys, are going to be pushing their troubles a year or two down the road.