Media representatives should immediately begin questioning both Jerry Jones and Dak Prescott if there is even an ounce of validity for this assumption. This is football. Inserting
specific contractual language stating a player
shall purposefully refrain from scrambling with the ball is a huge leap in logic. Scenario:
The defense collapses the pocket. The quarterback has a clear, open running lane directly in front of him. The quarterback sees zero defenders within 15 yards of the other side of the line of scrimmage. In this scenario where there is no open receiver to throw to, the quarterback would be contractually obligated to either: a) take the sack; or b) fall down.
I am a big critic of Jones' qualifications as a general manager. The man tried to hog-tie a weed head, Randy Gregory, with a contractual 'behavioral' clause (
link) that would void the agreement if he were fined and/or suspended by the league. The smart strategy would have been not trying to re-sign Gregory. The idiotic tactic was attempting to rope Gregory into an employee agreement he would never agree to.
This assumption would top even that nonsense. Essentially, it directs the player to not make a play if a potential play presents itself during any unforeseen moment of a game.
Could Jones (or Prescott for that matter) scheme up something so ludicrous in order to decrease the odds of his starting quarterback suffering an injury while scrambling? Sure. Jones is football stupid but is he football illiterate?