Dak Prescott 'confident' on contract resolution with Cowboys - ESPN

DALLAS — Dak Prescott could be entering the final year as the Dallas Cowboys' quarterback if there is no resolution on his contract, but he is taking an optimistic view.

«I'm definitely confident,» Prescott said after taking part in a Children's Cancer Fund event with Hall of Famer Troy Aikman on Monday. «Obviously it helps the team. It's important for the numbers… That is a process. Both sides understand that. Everything's great. It'll happen.»

To date, there have not been substantial discussions between the Cowboys and Prescott's agent, Todd France. The sides did not speak at last week's scouting combine in Indianapolis as the new league year opens on March 13.

Prescott is set to count $59.45 million against the cap in 2024. He has a $29 million base salary and has a $5 million roster bonus due on the fifth day of the league year.

An extension could bring Prescott's cap number down substantially, but it took the sides nearly two years to negotiate the four-year, $160 million Prescott signed in 2021. As part of that deal, the Cowboys cannot place the franchise tag on Prescott in 2025 and he has a no-trade clause.

Without an extension and the inability to use the franchise tag on him, Prescott would be looking at the open market a year from now and the Cowboys have no way of guaranteeing he would remain their quarterback.

Speaking from the combine last week, owner and general manager Jerry Jones said, «What we do there or don't do [with Prescott's contract], I couldn't say at this time, but the main thing is he's going to be our quarterback.»

The Cowboys can create roughly $18 million in salary cap space without reaching an extension with Prescott by restructuring the deal that has two voidable years remaining. However,