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“Dak Prescott Is The Biggest Winner Of The 2021 NFL Offseason”: Dallas Cowboys Quarterback Breaks The Bank With New Deal

Ashish Priyadarshi
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Dak Prescott

Dak Prescott finally got the contract he deserved. Prescott signed a 4 year $160 million deal making him the second highest paid QB by average salary.

Dak’s deal includes $126 million in guaranteed money, an NFL record, and the deal could be worth up to $164 million. Both sides were clearly eager to get the deal done despite Dallas being involved in trade rumors surrounding Russell Wilson. Now that Dak got his deal, they’re definitely out of the running.

Also read: Russell Wilson Trade Rumors: “Chicago Would Lose Their Minds” If Bears Traded For Seattle Seahawks Superstar, Ex-Bear Greg Olsen Weighs In

Dak Prescott Finally Cashes In

Prescott’s deal was a long time in the making. Last season, the Cowboys franchise tagged Prescott which gave him somewhere between $30 and $33 million. It was the first time, the Cowboys had used the franchise tag on a quarterback.

Reports came out throughout the season that Dak was frustrated with contract extension talks with Dallas and was looking to get a long term deal done. There was a lot of speculation that Dak would pick up his bags and simply leave. Those speculations only grew as the Russell Wilson situation emerged in Seattle.

However, Dallas fans no longer have to worry about that as they’ve locked up their franchise star for the forseeable future. That might make Prescott the ultimate winner this offseason. Peter Schrager from Good Morning Football certainly thinks so:

Dak Was a Stud in 2020-21 Before His Injury

Prescott’s deal is certainly well deserved. He has repeatedly shown that he can be the franchise player the Cowboys want him to be, and this past NFL season was going to be no different.

In less than five games, Prescott threw for a massive 1,856 yards. Projecting that over the course of a 16 game season shows that he would have threw for a record setting 5,939 yards.

Yeah. He was on pace to throw for 6,000 yards! This comes after a season in which he nearly threw for 5,000 yards. Simply put, Dak is incredible.

Also read: “Aaron Rodgers is not going anywhere. He is Green Bay.”: Marquez Valdes-Scantling Weighs In On His QB’s Future With the Packers

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Ashish Priyadarshi

Ashish Priyadarshi

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Ashish Priyadarshi is The SportsRush's content manager and editor. Ashish freelanced for 1 year in the NFL division before taking on an editorial role in the company. He then tacked on managing content while adding on a writing role in the NBA division. Ashish has been closely following the NFL and NBA since the 2012 season when the Patriots lost the Super Bowl and Derrick Rose was at the height of his powers. Since then, Ashish has focused on honing his knowledge for both leagues in, even writing crossover pieces. In his free time, Ashish is an avid basketball player, he loves to watch movies and TV shows, immersing himself in the cinematic world. Ashish studies computer science and data science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and would love to mesh his love for sports with his technical skills.

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