Jerry Jones Offers Major Update on Cowboys’ Dak Prescott Extension

It appears that Dak Prescott will receive a substantial bonus this offseason for leading the Dallas Cowboys into the NFC East lead and putting himself at the forefront of the MVP discussion.

Prescott has $59 million remaining on his contract, which expires in 2024. With this much money on the table, there is a good chance he will sign a new deal that will keep him wearing a Cowboys uniform for the foreseeable future.

Jerry Jones had that exact idea in mind.

“I’ve never thought that we wouldn’t be making a contract,” Jones said to the Dallas Morning News. “I think that’s the best way for me to say it. The idea of doing it or not doing it has not been on the table from my perspective period at any time here.”

Jones told the Morning News that a Prescott extension is inevitable.

Nevertheless, there is a little window of time for Prescott and the Cowboys to agree on a new contract. The Cowboys would be wise to try to get a new contract signed by Prescott’s $5 million roster bonus, which is due on the fifth day of the new league year in March.

Unquestionably, though, Prescott’s contract cost increased this season due to his stellar play as well as the signings of Jalen Hurts, Lamar Jackson, Justin Herbert, and Joe Burrow, who became the highest-paid quarterback in the NFL with a $55 million contract, among others.

After knocking off the Eagles in prime time, Prescott has passed for 3,505 yards with 28 touchdowns to only six interceptions this season.

“Don’t pay any attention to the discussion (of waiting too long),” Jones said on his radio show on 105.3 The Fan. “It’s meaningless. The only thing that is factual here is what I decide and what we decide as a team and what Dak decides. We know exactly where we are on the contract, years left on the contract and we should be, and are, about as close on that type of communication. … The timing on it remains to be seen.

Jerry Jones Praises Mike McCarthy

It appears that Jones is not leaning toward the rumors that the Cowboys will try to let go of defensive coordinator Dan Quinn in place of McCarthy. Jones stated of McCarthy during his weekly radio show on 105.3 The Fan, “He’s the busiest man in Dallas, Texas. If you’re gonna call ’em, you gotta install ’em. He’s not only our coach but also our offensive play-caller. That makes for some cumbersome, long weeks. But he’s done an outstanding job.”

“I don’t know when we’ve played better against a quality opponent since Mike’s been here than we did against the Eagles.”

Under McCarthy’s tutelage, the Cowboys have won five in a row and seven of their last eight games. It doesn’t sound as though McCarthy is any longer on the hot-seat, even after some disappointing postseason finishes in recent years.

Cowboys Still Need Help to Win NFC East

Even after throttling the division-rival Eagles, 33-13 in prime time, the Cowboys still don’t control their own destiny either for the NFC East championship or the No. 1 seed in the conference.

Dallas’ rough loss to the Arizona Cardinals earlier this season could come back to bite the Cowboys, as the Eagles still hold the better conference record.

To secure the division title, the Cowboys must first triumph over the Bills, Dolphins, Lions, and Washington. However, the Eagles would need to drop at least one more NFC game for the Cowboys to win.

Philadelphia’s remaining schedule includes two games against the New York Giants, a trip to Seattle to play the Seahawks on Sunday, and a game against the Cardinals.

Dallas will win the division and host at least one NFL Playoff game if the Cowboys win out and the Eagles lose just once.

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