Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott made headlines on Monday when he reportedly turned down a new contract from his team that would be worth approximately $30 million per year.
Prescott, entering his fourth season in the NFL, is rumored to be seeking a deal worth $40 million a year. NBC Sports' ProFootballTalk reported that the rumor is wrong.
Former Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant is siding with his ex-QB. Bryant, who spent eight seasons in a Cowboys uniform, tweeted on Monday afternoon to “Pay Dak his 40M and don't @ me.”
Pay Dak his 40Mil and don’t @ me
— Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) August 12, 2019
Bryant, 30, is a former first-round pick of Dallas, where he caught over 7,000 yards and scored 74 touchdowns for the ‘Boys over the course of his tenure.
The 26-year-old Prescott threw for 3,885 yards, 22 touchdowns, eight interceptions, and finished with a 67.7% completion rate during the 2018 season. He's a two-time Pro-Bowler and former AP offensive rookie of the year.
Bryant was released from the Cowboys in April before the 2018 season and later signed with the New Orleans Saints before tearing his Achilles tendon.
All the contract negotiations talk may be for naught, as the total money offered in a long-term deal for Prescott would eclipse the whispers of an ever-expanding average annual value—whether it be around $30 million or $40 million.
Prescott entered the NFL as a fourth-round selection by Dallas in 2016, with the team intending to sit the Mississippi State product behind veteran QB Tony Romo.
Romo, however, suffered a vertebrae fracture in preseason and Prescott was thrust into the starting job, where he performed extremely well.
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