Michael Irvin: Get Dak's extension done now!

America's Cowboy said:

Michael Irvin explains why the Cowboys need to get an extension done with Dak Prescott right now

When it comes to contract extensions for quarterbacks, it's been a busy offseason in the NFL.

Over the past three months, we've seen Russell Wilson, Ben Roethlisberger and Carson Wentzall land lucrative extensions that will pay them between $32 million (Wentz) and $35 million per season (Wilson). With those three deals done, all eyes are now on Dallas, where the Cowboys are trying to hammer out an extension with Dak Prescott.

With Prescott and the Cowboys currently at a stalemate in negotiations, it's not clear when a deal is actually going to get done.

During an interview with 105.3 The Fan in Dallas on Friday, Irvin had some advice for the Cowboys: Get Dak's extension done now.

"Every minute you wait, it's costing money," Irvin said during the interview. "This is an asset that's trending in the right direction. You got to pay him this money."

Irvin's definitely right; every minute the Cowboys wait is potentially costing them millions. As former NFL agent Joel Corry pointed out this week, the Cowboys might have been able to get Prescott to sign a deal worth under $30 million per yearif they had been able work out an extension before the Wentz deal, but after watching Wentz get an extension worth $32 million per year, that's likely the minimum Prescott will be gunning for.

Basically, the Cowboys cost themselves millions by not getting a deal done before the Eagles, something that Irvin also pointed out.

"Dak's agents aren't gonna let you come in under Carson Wentz," Irvin said. "If they don't pay Dak, we can all pack it up and go home. It's over. How are you going to get anything out of the other guys if they're seeing that you aren't taking care of the top guy? Why should I give you all I got? You got to be smart about this, and this is a no-brainer."

The Cowboys could cost themselves even more money if they let Jared Goff sign an extension before Prescott. If Goff were to land $33 million per year, Prescott's camp could aim to top that.

As for Irvin, another reason he wants to see a deal get done is because he doesn't want to see the Cowboys turn into one of those teams that doesn't really have a franchise quarterback.

"There's no doubt in my mind Dak is the right guy," Irvin said in a separate interview on Wednesday, via the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "Look at these teams: I mean, people stop it. Look at these damn teams. Dolphins, Jaguars: They've been looking for a quarterback for almost 15-20 years. This ain't easy to find. It's not easy to find and you don't let one walk out the door if you got one."

"When you have the heart and soul and leader of your team at the quarterback position, I don't know why we're talking about his money," Irvin said. "That's worth $15-20 million, by itself, a year. Now you got to pay him to play football also. I mean, let's be real here. It shouldn't even be a discussion when we talk about it, and the amount of wins this man has had, and the way he's won football games. It shouldn't even be a discussion. It really shouldn't."

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GMO415 said:

Why isn't Goff in this conversation about new contracts?

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GMO415 said:

Why isn't Goff in this conversation about new contracts?

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stasheroo said:

Why do you assume that's going to happen? The Chiefs have Mahomes under contract for three more years. But some fans want to simply assume that they'll bend over backwards to make him the highest paid quarterback in league history? Why? What incentive would the Chiefs or anyone have to do that?

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America's Cowboy said:

Lol. You'd better hurry and anté up, Jerry. Dak's cost is getting bigger and bigger by the day.

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Reid1boys said:

The Chiefs would have ZERO incentive... but what incentive does Dallas have to do Dak now and not wait until this upcoming season is over?
Teams now have ZERO leverage when it comes to the QB position. If you tag em, you are paying big bucks anyways.
Russel Wilson has now shown you how QBs are going to negotiate. He simply laid out what he wanted and said if you dont give me what I want, we are done talking and I will just go to someone else.... and make no mistake, they WILL give me what I want. You dont think every other top QB's agent didnt stand up and take notice to how that all went down? Teams better address QB salaries in the next CBA, or they will be held over a barrel from now on when it comes to QBs.

NFL needs to do something like Bird rights that the NBA did. How bout we just do not count the QB's pay as part of the salary cap? Have a cap for all other players, and allow for 1 players salary to not count against the cap....... yea, I like that.

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America's Cowboy said:

Preposterous is you suggesting Jerry not give Dak his due extension right now. No way in Hell will Dak play for only $2 mil this last rookie contractual season and risk injury which would cost Dak his due big pay for the future.

If Jerry doesn't sign him before the season starts, I expect Dak to pull an Emmitt Smith.

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Reid1boys said:

there is ZERO chance that Dak would sit out. He is going to get paid, and he knows it. Dak is not stupid, he knows Jerry is loyal, hes gonna get his pay. Holding out at QB is very different than a RB.

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Blue&Silver said:

Michael is generous with other people's money. He's definitely a socialist

What happens if Prescott blows his knee out in training camp? I understand the hesitation, but time is running out. By waiting it's not only Jerry taking a risk it's Prescott to. Like I said if he gets an ACL value is going to drop a lot.

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Reid1boys said:

The Chiefs would have ZERO incentive... but what incentive does Dallas have to do Dak now and not wait until this upcoming season is over?
Teams now have ZERO leverage when it comes to the QB position. If you tag em, you are paying big bucks anyways.
Russel Wilson has now shown you how QBs are going to negotiate. He simply laid out what he wanted and said if you dont give me what I want, we are done talking and I will just go to someone else.... and make no mistake, they WILL give me what I want. You dont think every other top QB's agent didnt stand up and take notice to how that all went down? Teams better address QB salaries in the next CBA, or they will be held over a barrel from now on when it comes to QBs.

NFL needs to do something like Bird rights that the NBA did. How bout we just do not count the QB's pay as part of the salary cap? Have a cap for all other players, and allow for 1 players salary to not count against the cap....... yea, I like that.

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America's Cowboy said:

The Eagles didn't need to extend Wentz this year. They could have waited until next year. On the contrary, everyone knows Dak needs to get signed this year since he becomes an unrestricted free agent by year's end if the Cowboys don't extend or tag him. Show me any other team in recent years that doesn't extend their franchise QB during his last contractual season? Show me any franchise QB getting tagged instead? Just plain ignorant not to extend your franchise QB before his last current contractual season has started, much less played or finished, plus super expensive and downright disrespectful to the franchise QB. If it went down like this and if I was Dak's agent, I would strongly advice him to sit out in order to prevent Dak from getting injured during his last contractual season since it would cost him over a $100K in future contract money if he did get injured.

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America's Cowboy said:

Or Dak could decide to sit out, then the Cowboys would be truly screwed. Lost season this year and very likely the next 2 as well. No guarantee you will find as good as a replacement the next 2 drafts, plus you definitely will lose a lot of key veterans by then.

If I were Dak, I would sit out and wait. With the league's hardest schedule in tow, Cowboys are very likely capable of starting the season 0-4 for the month of September. I guarantee that will force Jerry to pay Dak his money.

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America's Cowboy said:

Michael Irvin explains why the Cowboys need to get an extension done with Dak Prescott right now

When it comes to contract extensions for quarterbacks, it's been a busy offseason in the NFL.

Over the past three months, we've seen Russell Wilson, Ben Roethlisberger and Carson Wentzall land lucrative extensions that will pay them between $32 million (Wentz) and $35 million per season (Wilson). With those three deals done, all eyes are now on Dallas, where the Cowboys are trying to hammer out an extension with Dak Prescott.

With Prescott and the Cowboys currently at a stalemate in negotiations, it's not clear when a deal is actually going to get done.

During an interview with 105.3 The Fan in Dallas on Friday, Irvin had some advice for the Cowboys: Get Dak's extension done now.

"Every minute you wait, it's costing money," Irvin said during the interview. "This is an asset that's trending in the right direction. You got to pay him this money."

Irvin's definitely right; every minute the Cowboys wait is potentially costing them millions. As former NFL agent Joel Corry pointed out this week, the Cowboys might have been able to get Prescott to sign a deal worth under $30 million per yearif they had been able work out an extension before the Wentz deal, but after watching Wentz get an extension worth $32 million per year, that's likely the minimum Prescott will be gunning for.

Basically, the Cowboys cost themselves millions by not getting a deal done before the Eagles, something that Irvin also pointed out.

"Dak's agents aren't gonna let you come in under Carson Wentz," Irvin said. "If they don't pay Dak, we can all pack it up and go home. It's over. How are you going to get anything out of the other guys if they're seeing that you aren't taking care of the top guy? Why should I give you all I got? You got to be smart about this, and this is a no-brainer."

The Cowboys could cost themselves even more money if they let Jared Goff sign an extension before Prescott. If Goff were to land $33 million per year, Prescott's camp could aim to top that.

As for Irvin, another reason he wants to see a deal get done is because he doesn't want to see the Cowboys turn into one of those teams that doesn't really have a franchise quarterback.

"There's no doubt in my mind Dak is the right guy," Irvin said in a separate interview on Wednesday, via the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "Look at these teams: I mean, people stop it. Look at these damn teams. Dolphins, Jaguars: They've been looking for a quarterback for almost 15-20 years. This ain't easy to find. It's not easy to find and you don't let one walk out the door if you got one."

"When you have the heart and soul and leader of your team at the quarterback position, I don't know why we're talking about his money," Irvin said. "That's worth $15-20 million, by itself, a year. Now you got to pay him to play football also. I mean, let's be real here. It shouldn't even be a discussion when we talk about it, and the amount of wins this man has had, and the way he's won football games. It shouldn't even be a discussion. It really shouldn't."

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Reid1boys said:

I dont know..... yo umean like Durant? Just blew his achilles yet is still gonna get a max deal offer from multiple teams. A torn ACL wont impact Dak's future at all.

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Blue&Silver said:

You're comparing a highly sought after number one draft pick to Prescott a mid round pick in his own sport?

Like it or not where you get drafted has some say in contract negotiations, and Prescott won't have the leeway that a guy drafted at the top. Prescott is more valuable to the Dallas cowboys than he is to most other NFL teams.

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America's Cowboy said:

Michael Irvin explains why the Cowboys need to get an extension done with Dak Prescott right now

When it comes to contract extensions for quarterbacks, it's been a busy offseason in the NFL.

Over the past three months, we've seen Russell Wilson, Ben Roethlisberger and Carson Wentzall land lucrative extensions that will pay them between $32 million (Wentz) and $35 million per season (Wilson). With those three deals done, all eyes are now on Dallas, where the Cowboys are trying to hammer out an extension with Dak Prescott.

With Prescott and the Cowboys currently at a stalemate in negotiations, it's not clear when a deal is actually going to get done.

During an interview with 105.3 The Fan in Dallas on Friday, Irvin had some advice for the Cowboys: Get Dak's extension done now.

"Every minute you wait, it's costing money," Irvin said during the interview. "This is an asset that's trending in the right direction. You got to pay him this money."

Irvin's definitely right; every minute the Cowboys wait is potentially costing them millions. As former NFL agent Joel Corry pointed out this week, the Cowboys might have been able to get Prescott to sign a deal worth under $30 million per yearif they had been able work out an extension before the Wentz deal, but after watching Wentz get an extension worth $32 million per year, that's likely the minimum Prescott will be gunning for.

Basically, the Cowboys cost themselves millions by not getting a deal done before the Eagles, something that Irvin also pointed out.

"Dak's agents aren't gonna let you come in under Carson Wentz," Irvin said. "If they don't pay Dak, we can all pack it up and go home. It's over. How are you going to get anything out of the other guys if they're seeing that you aren't taking care of the top guy? Why should I give you all I got? You got to be smart about this, and this is a no-brainer."

The Cowboys could cost themselves even more money if they let Jared Goff sign an extension before Prescott. If Goff were to land $33 million per year, Prescott's camp could aim to top that.

As for Irvin, another reason he wants to see a deal get done is because he doesn't want to see the Cowboys turn into one of those teams that doesn't really have a franchise quarterback.

"There's no doubt in my mind Dak is the right guy," Irvin said in a separate interview on Wednesday, via the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "Look at these teams: I mean, people stop it. Look at these damn teams. Dolphins, Jaguars: They've been looking for a quarterback for almost 15-20 years. This ain't easy to find. It's not easy to find and you don't let one walk out the door if you got one."

"When you have the heart and soul and leader of your team at the quarterback position, I don't know why we're talking about his money," Irvin said. "That's worth $15-20 million, by itself, a year. Now you got to pay him to play football also. I mean, let's be real here. It shouldn't even be a discussion when we talk about it, and the amount of wins this man has had, and the way he's won football games. It shouldn't even be a discussion. It really shouldn't."

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/...n-extension-done-with-dak-prescott-right-now/

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Diehardblues said:

I’d agree with placing Cap limits on positions.

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Jake said:

Totally disagree. If you want to talk about a Bird exception type rule like the NBA has that's one thing, but this cap problem is by the owner's choosing. They've got plenty of money. They just don't want to spend it.

It's amazing to me how many fans seem more concerned with the owner's money than they do with the players, who have less of it and much shorter careers. The old dudes keep raking in billions, but let's cap pay by position. That seems fair.

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Blue&Silver said:

You're comparing a highly sought after number one draft pick to Prescott a mid round pick in his own sport?

Like it or not where you get drafted has some say in contract negotiations, and Prescott won't have the leeway that a guy drafted at the top. Prescott is more valuable to the Dallas cowboys than he is to most other NFL teams.

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