Dak Prescott not sweating pace of Cowboys contract talks - ESPN

DALLAS — If the Dallas Cowboys are in no rush to sign Dak Prescott to a long-term extension, then that's fine with the quarterback.

Prescott said negotiations have not really begun with the Cowboys on a new deal, although he had what he termed a «great conversation» with owner and general manager Jerry Jones about a month ago.

«I'm focused on here, right now where I am,» Prescott said Friday as he prepared to take part in the Children's Cancer Fund's «A Knight to Remember» gala, where he serves as a co-chair with Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman. «That's how I've always been. Anytime y'all have asked me, it's always been about right now, getting better tomorrow. And I've been in this situation before, so it's OK. I'm fine in any situation at that point betting on myself or playing this year out.»

Prescott is entering the final year of a four-year, $160 million deal he signed in 2021 and is set to count $55.4 million against the salary cap. The Cowboys cannot use the franchise tag on him after this year, and he has a no-trade clause.

In 2019, Prescott played out the final year of his rookie deal and was given the franchise tag in 2020. He suffered a dislocated and fractured right ankle in the fifth game of that season but still signed the most lucrative deal in franchise history.

He was asked if he wants to be the highest-paid quarterback in the NFL.

«No, I'm not trying to be the highest paid necessarily,» Prescott said. «We'll wait until the negotiations begin and obviously want to put this team in the best situation.»

Cincinnati's Joe Burrow has the highest average salary at $55 million, followed by the Los Angeles Chargers' Justin Herbert and Baltimore's Lamar Jackson at $52 million. Prescott's $40 million average