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The Dallas Cowboys have offered Dak Prescott $33 million a year, but it does not look like Prescott is going to take the deal.
As a result, many are surmising that the Cowboys will end up slapping a franchise tag on the quarterback, and ESPN's Adam Schefter said on Tuesday that it will happen.
The Dallas Cowboys WILL end up franchise tagging Dak.
Not might, will, according to @AdamSchefter. pic.twitter.com/zL0sHW01JX
— First Take (@FirstTake) March 10, 2020
This could certainly create a rather messy situation in Dallas. There was some chatter earlier in the offseason that if the Cowboys, did, in fact, franchise tag Prescott that he could potentially stay away from the team in offseason activities.
It remains to be seen if this will end up manifesting itself, but right now, it seems pretty clear that there is a gap between the two sides and that Dallas may ultimately have to tag Prescott before the deadline.
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, who played his collegiate football at Mississippi State, was originally selected by the Cowboys in the fourth round (135th pick overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft.
Due to a preseason injury to Tony Romo, Prescott was pressed into starting duty right off the bat and was a smashing success, making the Pro Bowl and leading Dallas to an NFC East division title in his first season.
Prescott has been the starter ever since and has yet to miss game in his four-year career. The Cowboys went just 8-8 and missed the playoffs this past season.
