Due to his excellent play during the 2023 season, quarterback Dak Prescott of the Dallas Cowboys is expected to receive a large award from the team.
Prescott and the Cowboys are “highly motivated” to finalize a contract deal that would place him among the highest-paid quarterbacks in the NFL, according to B/R’s Jordan Schultz, who revealed this on Thursday’s Speak on FS1.
Prescott is expected to receive “between $55 and $60 million,” according to Schultz, which would reset the market for quarterbacks. Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals makes $55 million a year, which is presently the biggest salary of any quarterback in NFL history. Prescott appears to have the chance to surpass that amount.
Both coaches and players are aware that, come next month, their performance will not be evaluated based on how quickly they radio in a play call or how successfully their off-platform throws land. Rather, a sizable portion of supporters will judge the success of the season based on whether the Cowboys ultimately end their 28-year NFC championship game drought and, in the fans’ perfect world, make further progress.
Prescott knows exactly what that end aim is. The Cowboys’ preparation for January will be put to the test this weekend when they play the NFC playoff teams; it will be interesting to see if their quick play calls, expert-level line-of-scrimmage diagnosis, and post-49ers execution variance will be enough to get them over the finish line.
Dallas’ offensive is more confident after plays like the winning touchdown drive in the final minutes against Miami. However, Prescott’s advice to his teammates regarding that score will still be relevant in the upcoming weeks.
I informed them as soon as we arrived at the sidelines. “Get set to go do it again,” urged Prescott. We’re not having a party. Prepare yourself to put together another drive.
For Detroit coach Dan Campbell, things have significantly improved since the Lions last came to his home state.
The Texas native has guided the Lions to their first division crown in thirty years, and going into Saturday night’s visit to the Dallas Cowboys, the NFC North champions are still in the running for the top seed in the NFC.
The Lions dropped to 1-5 last season and 4-18-1 since Campbell took over as coach after losing to Dallas, where he played tight end for three of his ten NFL seasons.
Since then, Detroit has gone 19-7 and is making its fourth trip to the playoffs in 24 seasons. The NFC’s best record is shared by the Lions (11-4) with San Francisco and Philadelphia.
It was the end of December. The Cowboys were headed for yet another 12-win season and were in the midst of their last push to make the playoffs. Dallas is in a risky situation at overtime due to injuries and depth concerns. The other tackle position was occupied by a player who definitely belonged on the guard position, and one starter tackle was rushed back from injury and obviously not performing up to his previous performance.
It makes sense if the scenario above seems to sum up Dallas’ current situation, especially after a game in which Terence Steele and Chuma Edoga combined for nine pressures, five hurries, three hits, and a sack. However, the season that’s being detailed is actually from 2022, showing how the Cowboys continue to face the same problems year after year.
George Santayana, a Spanish philosopher, is credited as saying that “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” For teachings that are forgotten aren’t indeed lessons at all. In 2022, it seemed like the Cowboys learned their lesson the hard way. Their pass protection and running game collapsed late in the season due to issues on the offensive line, which ultimately doomed them in the postseason.
Linebacker Rashaan Evans, a former Titans first-round selection, was released by the Cowboys on Wednesday. Evans was taken into custody in Frisco, Texas, on a minor marijuana possession charge the day before.
According to team officials and coach Mike McCarthy, the incident and the transaction are unrelated, and Evans’ departure was mostly caused by the activation of offensive tackle Matt Waletzko from injured reserve.
The reason this move is noteworthy is that Evans was first signed in October, first to the Dallas practice squad, to serve as backup depth following the season-ending neck injury suffered by starter Leighton Vander Esch. Evans, who was added to the active roster in November, made nine appearances—including one start—through Week 16 and recorded nine tackles.