The Dallas Cowboys gave Dak Prescott everything he wanted. He intends to pay them back in full.
Hours before the season opened, Prescott agreed to a $240 million, four-year contract with the Cowboys, making the quarterback the NFL’s highest paid player while giving him a chance to win a Super Bowl for a team he loves.
“I wanted to be a Cowboy,” he said. “I wanted to stay a Cowboy and it got done.”
Prescott is the first in league history to average $60 million per season, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Sunday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal hasn’t been announced.
The runner-up in NFL MVP voting was entering the final year of a $160 million, four-year contract that was a franchise record before this deal. It includes $231 million guaranteed, the person said, $1 million more than the record fully guaranteed deal Deshaun Watson signed with the Browns two years ago.
Prescott was in his Cleveland hotel room getting ready to leave for Sunday’s game against the Browns when his agent told him the deal was complete.
He then went out and threw one touchdown pass while leading the Cowboys to an easy 33-17 win in their season opener.
