Dak Prescott is getting set to hit free agency next month, but the general consensus has always been that the Dallas Cowboys will ultimately re-sign him.
Lately, though, things have been getting dicey, with rumors stating that the Cowboys could end up using a franchise tag on Prescott, which could result in him staying away from the team during the offseason.
But vice president Stephen Jones delivered some good news to Dallas fans this week, saying that the Cowboys are aiming to strike a deal with their quarterback.
“We want to get this done,” Jones said, according to Clarence E. Hill Jr. of The Fort Worth Star-Telegram. “Things are fixing to heat up. We want to put every foot forward and try to grind this out and get a deal done.”
With March 10 being the deadline for teams to slap franchise or transition tags on their free agents, Dallas needs to move relatively quickly to try and get something done.
Prescott is coming off of a 2019 campaign in which he threw for 4,902 yards, 30 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions while completing 65.1 percent of his passes and posting a passer rating of 99.7.
The 26-year-old was even in the MVP conversation after a hot start before the Cowboys faded down the stretch.
Prescott, who played his collegiate football at Mississippi State, was originally selected by Dallas in the fourth round (135th pick overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft.
Thanks to an injury to Tony Romo just before his rookie season began, Prescott was named the Cowboys' starting quarterback immediately and has never missed a game since entering the league.
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