Dak Prescott is the 4th highest paid athlete in the world

[GINeric]

Prescott has proven that he's nothing more than an over hyped, overpaid, less than mediocre QB in the NFL...........................

Two quick questions...

We all know Dak isn't elite, let's get that out the way.

1. How does a "less than quarterback place himself in the top 10 perrinially his whole career, become an All-Pro and MVP?

2. Surely Dak couldn't be the first les than mediocre quarterback to have done those things I've listed above, so please give us the names of the other less than mediocre quarterbacks who have been top 10 their whole career, became an All-Pro and MVP candidate.....

 

[jgboys1]

and two super bowls. .. .

Now that is positive thinking!

 

[5Stars]

Based on salary + endorsements. He makes more than enough endorsement money but he still insisted on being the highest paid player in the NFL. Brock Purdy just agreed to a deal which pays him & million per year less than Dak. Unlike Dan he has been to the Super Bowl. he also drafted and outplayed Dan in the playoffs.

He deserves every penny of it. I can't wait until he gets extended again, I mean he has a baby to support and them damn diapers are expensive! Plus his girl always gets crap stolen out of her car, got to buy new stuff when that happens.

 

[ConstantReboot]

So for Dak, (a 4th round pick) it's not a team game.... but for other (both 1st round picks) quarterbacks, they would be better if they had more weapons on their team.

I want to tell me if you see hypocrisy in your statement, or is it just me.

No hypocrisy. These two QBs that I mentioned are just as good as Dak at a 3rd of the cost. Dak needs players around him to succeed. He is getting Maholmes money although he belongs in the same tier as Justin Fields and Mayfield.

 

[Chasing6]

To be fair, this is the Forbes ranking and it’s a little misleading. It you go to the original article by Forbes, they explain the quirk in the Dak comments.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brettknight/2025/05/15/the-worlds-10-highest-paid-athletes-2025/

Forbes calculates using May to May. Because Dak restructured in March, he basically had 2 salaries counted in 1 year.

For their calculations they count on-field and off-field (endorsements). For on-field, his income was $127M. For off-field, it was $10M.

Still overpaid IMO but I wanted to provide some context.

Pretty sure Jordan is still making $300M a year, with most of it still coming from Nike.

Or is he no longer considered an athlete?

 

[CCBoy]

There is a pay scale in Kartels. Any players on a white house staff?

 

[GINeric]

No hypocrisy. These two QBs that I mentioned are just as good as Dak at a 3rd of the cost. Dak needs players around him to succeed. He is getting Maholmes money although he belongs in the same tier as Justin Fields and Mayfield.

Name one quarterback who has won anything of significance without players around them?

Next.... Dak has been a perennial top 10 quarterback his whole career, Dak has become an All-Pro and MVP candidate.

How many years have Fields or Mayfield been a top 10 quarterback, and when have either became an All-Pro and MVP candidate???

Last I checked, they haven't.... so to compare quarterbacks that haven't done what another quarterback has actually done kinda make your argument look fraudulent.

 

[csirl]

Quite a few soccer players and Formula 1 drivers who should be on the list. You wonder how accurate it is.