Cowboys' Dak Prescott gets caught up in wild trade rumor weeks before draft

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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott was caught up in a wild trade rumor on Wednesday with weeks to go before the NFL Draft.

Cleveland-based sports broadcaster Bruce Drennan put the rumor out into the atmosphere when he said on his show that the Cleveland Browns were negotiating a trade for the veteran quarterback.

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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott runs the ball against the Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Nov. 3, 2024. (Brett Davis-Imagn Images)

"Get ready for this one," he said on his show. "I got a pretty darn good source within the Browns’ organization – a couple. I heard, since our last show, that part of the reason why Myles Garrett was so willing to sign this extension – yeah, money, money, money – the Browns are negotiating as we speak with the Dallas Cowboys for a trade for Dak Prescott."

Drennan added that Browns cornerback Greg Newsome II and draft picks would be a part of the deal.

Social media quickly buzzed about the deal, but the money didn’t appear to add up on the surface.

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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott throws a pass against the Steelers at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Oct. 6, 2024. (Barry Reeger-Imagn Images)

The Browns have just over $18 million in cap space left for 2025, according to Over the Cap.

Prescott’s cap hit for the 2025 season is $52.9 million this season alone, according to Spotrac. He will have a cap hit of $76.5 million in 2026 and around $70 million in 2027. Unless the Cowboys were