Contract negotiations between star quarterback Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys have reached a standstill as both parties are still in disagreement with certain terms of the contract, especially its length.

According to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler, the Cowboys want to secure the quarterback for five to seven years. However, Prescott wants “more flexibility” on his contract. This, among other factors, may cause both parties to fail to reach an agreement by the July 15 deadline.

“There's been a bit a lull in negotiations with the Cowboys, so both sides continue to talk this up,” Fowler said on SportsCenter, as transcribed by Tyler Conway of Bleacher Report. “But I'm told they should be ready for anything, including the possibility of pressing up against that July 15 deadline for the franchise tag. There's a few obstacles in play, including number of years. The Cowboys like to go longer term—five, six, seven years on their deals. Prescott wants more flexibility on that, and so it's been steady, but it's been very slow on that front.”

According to league rules, if the Cowboys and Dak Prescott fail to lock in a deal, then the quarterback will have to play the 2020 season under the franchise tag — which means that he'll have to don the Dallas uniform for one year if certain conditions are met.

Under a franchise tag, Prescott will make $31.4 million in 2020. Come 2021, the team would have to offer him $37.68 million — a 20 percent raise over his 2020 salary — in order to keep him from becoming a free agent.

Cowboys Executive Vice President Stephen Jones is aware that people are criticizing the Cowboys for not paying Prescott right. But from his point of view, the deal has to work for both parties.

“I know at the end of the day everybody is out there [saying], ‘How have you not paid Dak?' At the same time, Dak has to, we've tried to pay him, and he has to accept what we want to pay him. But the deal has to be right for Dak. It has to be right for us,” Jones said, per ProFootballTalk.

Talks have been going on for more than a year. However, with the deadline just a few months away, will the Cowboys and Prescott be able to reach a deal?