SEPTEMBER 6: Stephen Jones confirmed on Friday (via team reporter Nick Harris) talks continue on the Prescott front. The team remains hopeful an agreement can be reached prior to Sunday, and attention will no doubt be focused on any movement in negotiations in the immediate future.
SEPTEMBER 5: CeeDee Lamb‘s extension is in place, and Micah Parsons may well need to wait until next offseason to finalize one of his own. The Cowboys still have the matter of a Dak Prescott deal to attend to in the days leading up to their season opener, however. 
Negotiations on an extension have taken place throughout the summer, and efforts to reach an agreement continue before Week 1. During a recent Scoop City episode, Dianna Russini of The Athletic reported contract length is an issue between the parties (audio link). The financial element of a new Prescott accord is still expected to top the quarterback market, but Dallas could be hesitant about making another long-term commitment (at least, in terms of guaranteed money) in the 31-year-old. One year remains on the four-year, $160MM pact he signed in 2021.
However, DLLS’s Clarence Hill Jr. writes team and player are in fact in agreement on contract length at this point. He adds that progress has been made recently and as a result a deal is “closer than it has been” at previous times in the offseason. Owner Jerry Jones said last week an extension does not need to be in place in time for Week 1, but Hill describes Sunday as Prescott’s “arbitrary line of demarcation,” suggesting talks could be paused after that time if no deal is reached. ESPN’s Dan Graziano adds it would not come as a surprise for this situation to be resolved in the coming days, even if it resulted in Prescott falling short of the $60MM AAV mark he has been connected to.
Prescott has joined Jones in making numerous public comments on this situation, one which will see him carry a cap hit of over $55MM in 2024 as things stand (along with a charge of more than $40MM next year if he were to depart). Last year’s MVP runner-up has repeatedly hinted at a willingness to keep his options open, citing the volume of high-profile quarterbacks who have played for multiple teams in their careers. He and Jones have, on the other hand, made clear their preference to continue their long-running relationship in 2025 and beyond.
Lamb’s deal carries an AAV of $34MM, the second-highest figure for receivers. Whenever Parsons’ deal is in place, it will no doubt make him at least one of the league’s highest-paid edge rushers. Those commitments will make a new Prescott investment difficult to manage from a cap standpoint, but no clear successor is in place under center if he is allowed to leave on the open market next spring. Playoff success has been elusive in the Prescott era, something Jones remains acutely aware of in advance of head coach Mike McCarthy‘s lame-duck season.
“I don’t know that there’s any more urgency but I have tried to look at places that we are complacent or ways not to be complacent,” Jones said (via a separate Hill piece). “I’m looking for ways to make sure they can’t say that I’ve got some kind of structure that breeds complacency. It can be contracts. It can be conversations. It can be player decisions… I didn’t make many changes. But within the realm of not making changes, totally changing people out, I tried to turn up the heat on myself and everybody involved. And I think that’s what’s being discussed.”
A short window of time still remains for Prescott and the Cowboys to finalize an agreement. It will be interesting to see if talks continue into the regular season if needed, but if the parties are settled on many elements of an extension the immediate future could breed further traction and an end to the uncertainty surrounding Dallas’ quarterback direction.
I heard Ian Rapoport the other day say “If Dak hits FA he will be the biggest player to ever hit FA in the history of the league” I could only laugh. How could a guy that has no MVPs, off player of the year, SB wins or appearances, be the biggest ever? Think Reggie White still tops him.
For what it’s worth, I agree with you that White tops him. But for the media, it’s all about the QB position; and Dak would be the best QB to ever hit the market in his prime.
But I thought the media had decided Colin Kaepernick was the biggest FA prize…lol.
Supply and demand
PAY HIM JERRY! PAY HIM THE MOST EVER PAID AN NFL PLAYER!! LOL
The more the Cowboys pay him, the longer they will be stuck in never winning a SB. Just imagine, next year 3 players, Dak, CeeDee and Micah will combine for $120million of the approx $240 million cap. So 3 players accounting for 50% and now needing to pay 50 players on the active roster, 16 players on the practice squad, players on IR, and of course the inevitable Dead Money. Good luck fielding a competitive team with that!
Also, Dak is already having problems with that ankle is it going to get better in 3-4 years? Nope, only worse. And what if one of those three get hurt, an ACL, tear an Achilles, then they are screwed!!!
So, once again Jerry PAY HIM!!! lol
I understand it’s leverage and timing basically for Prescott’s deal but I can’t imagine making him the highest paid QB. Good luck with that lol
Jerry Jones is weird. Did you catch his little interview with Steven A?
My personal fav was his rant about how he wants to win so badly and he says that he would give up 2/3rds of the Dallas Cowboys, err….wait, he meant 1/3rd the value. Jerry caught himself and could not even in his fantasy give up his fantasy $$$$.
Hilarious. I am sorry Cowboys fans, you aint winning anything until the Jones finally sell. Jerry is so weird, like Trump eats only McDonalds weird.
This is what happens to billionaires. They get real weird.
Jerry will soon be 82 and I’d be surprised if he wasn’t medicated most of the time. He shouldn’t be giving interviews because (as you’ve mentioned) he often comes off looking silly or confused. Why someone his age would be worried about becoming complacent makes no sense either. I’ve just turned 70 so I try to show some empathy towards seniors like Jerry. I could probably become a ranting fool at his age too (if it isn’t happening already).
I just want to see Jeera Cry some more in December or January when the Cow Girls Fall yet again !!!
Trade him. He will never win a super bowl in Dallas. Jerry is not smart
To be fair, granted, it was decades ago, he has already won 3.
Disregard, mis-read your post. You were talking about Dak. Never mind.