Dallas Cowboys failed to sign their quarterback Dak Prescott to a long-term this offseason. But that doesn’t mean they will stop trying.
Cowboys’ executive vice president Stephen Jones recently told the team’s website that he believes that Prescott has a future in Dallas and that the two sides will “ultimately get a deal done.”
“So we’re fired up about it and still have nothing but 100 percent belief in Dak and his future with the Cowboys, and that we can ultimately get a deal done,” said Jones. “He’s special. As Jerry [Jones] and I have said, we are 110 percent behind him, and ultimately feel like we’ll get this done.”
Prescott and Dallas spent the offseason negotiating and even met on the deadline day (July 15th) for franchise-tagged players to sign extensions. However, according to Jones, the two sides just couldn’t make that final step.
“We didn’t quite get it done,” he added. “I wouldn’t put blame on either side. It’s just one of those things when you’re talking about a deal as big as this is ¬– for our team, not just for Dak but our entire team, the ramifications that it has – we certainly want to get it done right.”
Reportedly, the main issue was that Dak Prescott asked for a four-year deal that would reset the QB market. Dallas, on the other hand, wanted a five-year deal and offered lower guarantees compared to what the 27-year-old player’s camp deemed acceptable.
Prescott signed his franchise tag back in June and will play in 2020 on a $31.4 million salary. He is set to become a free agent in 2021 unless Cowboys tag him again, or two sides agree on an extension.
