Dak Prescott Won His Negotiation With the Cowboys Again

This is not the first time that Dak Prescott “won” the negotiating game over the Cowboys. Just three short years ago, coming off a gruesome foot injury while playing under a franchise tag, Prescott negotiated a top-of-market four-year, $160 million contract. And the most prominent feature of that deal, ++as I wrote at the time++, was not the $40 million average but rather the shortest length (four years) of any of the top quarterback contracts being done at the time or since. For a premium position such as quarterback, the more chances at another negotiation the better. It created massive leverage for Prescott, requiring the Cowboys to come back to the bargaining table within three years. And they did.

I knew Prescott would ask for a contract average starting with a six, and that the Cowboys were certainly willing to break the seal on the $55 million average that other top quarterbacks had negotiated but were resisting jumping to a $60 million plateau. Until, of course, ++they stopped resisting++, as the emotion of the owner got the best of them again.