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The Dallas Cowboys are in the midst of a disappointing 4-7 season and their future might be even bleaker due to their salary cap status.
Dak Prescott’s record-setting extension, along with the new deal CeeDee Lamb in August, will account for a large chunk of the Cowboys’ salary cap in 2025. As Dallas likely has some tough financial decisions this offseason, former Cowboys head coach Jimmy Johnson believes the franchise made a misstep with Prescott’s deal.
“They’re so financially strapped with all these contracts,” Johnson said on FS1’s “The Herd” when asked what he would do if he were running the Cowboys this offseason.
“First of all, I would’ve never given Prescott a new contract. I would’ve let him play it out. He’s the highest-paid player in the league. He’s not the best player in the league. He wasn’t going to go anywhere. If you go to the Super Bowl with him, hey, wasn’t going to go anywhere. Pay him whatever. If he struggled in the playoffs, then you negotiate. If he got hurt, you save money.
“But they’re so financially strapped right now, I don’t know what they do.”
Prescott signed a four-year, $240 million extension with the Cowboys in September that included $231 million in guaranteed money. The average annual value of the deal and guaranteed money were the richest in NFL history. His season ended after Week 9, when he tore his hamstring.
The contract for Prescott came a couple of weeks after Lamb inked an extension worth $136 million over four seasons with $100 million guaranteed. As a result, Prescott ($89.9 million) and Lamb ($35.5 million) will have mammoth cap numbers next season. With the salary cap for next season expected to be set around $272.5 million, Prescott and Lamb’s numbers will make up roughly 45% of their salary cap.
While Prescott and Lamb received new deals, standout linebacker Micah Parsons did not. He’s entering the final year of his contract in 2025 and if he were to be extended, the Cowboys would likely have a…
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Publish date : 2024-11-27 22:48:00
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