All arrows are pointing up for Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.

After a gruesome ankle injury that ended his 2020 season, Prescott is making the long road back to the field for the Cowboys.

With Week 1 less than seven days away, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network says Dak is a “full go” for the opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

That's great news on the field for the Cowboys and Prescott. Any chances Dallas has of winning the NFC East this year circulate around their star quarterback staying healthy.

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Off the field, Prescott inked a huge deal with the franchise in the offseason. Owner Jerry Jones finally opened up the checkbook and Prescott received the largest signing bonus in NFL history. As a result, he's now topping lists on Forbes.

Dak Prescott entered the off-season with no active contract and a broken ankle that had ended his 2020 season in Week 5. But the star quarterback had enough leverage remaining after two years of intense negotiations that he managed to come to a four-year, $160 million agreement with the Dallas Cowboys in March, with $126 million guaranteed. That included an upfront payment of $66 million—the largest signing bonus in NFL history

The deal gives the 28-year-old the top spot in the 2021 Forbes ranking of the highest-paid NFL players, one notch ahead of seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady. Prescott’s total of $87 million in pretax earnings also includes $12 million from endorsements. – Forbes.com

Topping Tom Brady on any list is notable. Prescott will now try to lead the Cowboys into Tampa Bay against Brady's Buccaneers and get the victory to kick off the season.