Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones made his sentiments surrounding the future of quarterback Dak Prescott pretty clear in the Thursday news conference to open training camp, saying he doesn’t think this will be Prescott’s final year with the team “at all.”
When asked by The Athletic given how long Jones and Prescott have been together in Dallas, had Jones considered that this could be the last season they’re together. Jones spoke adamantly that he doesn’t think this will be the case.
“I don’t think so,” Jones said. “Just to be very specific. I do not think this will be his last year with the Cowboys, at all. Am I being psychotic relative to my mirror? No, no.
“It’s pretty clear, I think. I want to say if it hasn’t been clear — of how much we appreciate what Dak Prescott has meant to this team in a positive way. The players do play better when he’s out there. He does make his teammates play at a higher level there’s no question about it. So I’m right there in line with his best fan.”
There’s a roadblock to Jones’ thoughts, though, as Prescott is set to become an unrestricted free agent after the 2024 season. So it’s not solely up to Jones with no franchise tag available to use on Prescott given the parameters of the quarterback’s current contract.
Prescott is set to play under a $55.1 million salary cap figure for the 2024 season.
In his eighth season in Dallas last year, Prescott finished second in MVP voting. He led the NFL in completions (410) and TD passes (36), while throwing for 4,516 yards. But the Cowboys have not reached the NFC Championship Game since winning the Super Bowl in 1995 and last season’s wild-card loss to the Green Bay Packers was their most disappointing playoff loss in a long time.