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Getty Images The leverage held by Dak Prescott under the franchise tag allowed him to get a record deal. It also allowed him to force other valuable terms. Via Adam Schefter of ESPN.com, the contract has both a no-tag and a no-trade clause. No-trade clauses are becoming more common for...

Getty Images Dak Prescott‘s contract easily can be called the best contract ever signed (once it’s officially signed) by any player in league history. The relatively straightforward details of the contract are set forth below (per a source with knowledge of the contract), followed by some...

Getty Images The Cowboys announced they have agreed to terms on a new contract with quarterback Dak Prescott on Monday. The team said it will announce further information and details at a formal press announcement Wednesday. The Cowboys had hoped to complete a deal with Prescott before the...

Getty Images A year ago, Dak Prescott wanted a four-year deal. The Cowboys wanted him to sign on for five. The sides couldn’t agree, and the quarterback played 2020 under the $31.4 million franchise tag. It sent them back to the negotiating table this offseason, and now they have reached...

Getty Images Dak Prescott had a large bird in his hand. He’s got an even bigger one now. With a reported four-year, $160 million contract from the Cowboys, Prescott will make $40 million per year. There are two ways to evaluate NFL contracts. One way, which applies when a player signs a new...

Getty Images How much is enough? It’s a question that often arises when a millionaire player tries to maximize his earnings. It’s a question that rarely arises when a billionaire owner tries to maximize his. Simms and I addressed that point on Monday’s PFT Live, within the context of Dak...

Getty Images Defensive tackle Gerald McCoy did not play a down in the 2020 season because he tore his quadriceps while at Cowboys training camp in August, but he doesn’t think the injury should prevent him from finding work for the 2021 season. McCoy said on SiriusXM NFL Radio that he’s...

Getty Images Tomorrow is supposed to be the last day that NFL teams can use the franchise tag on players who would otherwise become unrestricted free agents next week. But that deadline could change. Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports that if the official salary cap number doesn’t come today...

USA TODAY Sports As a sense of unease and dysfunction hovers over the relationship between Russell Wilson and the Seahawks, a persistent question emerges regarding the aftermath of a potential trade. If Wilson goes, who replaces him at quarterback? The Seahawks don’t keep a highly-competent...

Getty Images The Bears need to upgrade the quarterback position. They’re reportedly planning to make a run for the ultimate potential upgrade: Russell Wilson. The mutual interest makes plenty of sense. The Bears haven’t had a true franchise quarterback since Sid Luckman. Wilson, in turn, wants...

Getty Images Former Cowboys offensive lineman Chris Schultz died of a heart attack Thursday night, Andrew Bucholtz of Awful Announcing reports. Schultz was 61. Schultz, a native of Burlington, Ontario, most recently was a popular football analyst in Canada. The Cowboys made the University of...

Getty Images When it comes to quarterback Dak Prescott, his options are simple. Ultimately, the final decision regarding whether to sign a long-term deal in Dallas will be made not by him as much as it will be made by the Cowboys. Confused? Good. Keep reading. (Actually, you’ve already...

Getty Images The Los Angeles Chargers are signing kicker Tristan Vizcaino, according to former NFL kicker Nick Novak. Vizcaino appeared in one game last season for the San Francisco 49ers against the Seattle Seahawks. He converted all three field goal attempts and three extra points attempts...

Getty Images The Cowboys want to get a long-term deal completed with Dak Prescott, preferably before the March 9 franchise tag deadline. After months to negotiate, it appears the sides finally are making progress. Calvin Watkins of the Dallas Morning News reports Prescott’s representation and...

Getty Images Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is willing to accept a trade to the Saints. Multiple Saints players are more than willing to accept Russell Wilson. Saints receiver Michael Thomas quickly made his views known on Twitter when the news broke last week. Appearing Tuesday on ESPN...

Getty Images Sports teams have a habit of honoring great players by retiring their numbers. Apparently, for some teams, retirement means the same that it did for Brett Favre. The Cardinals have become the latest team to unretire a number, putting Marshall Goldberg’s number back in circulation...

Getty Images Last week, agent Mark Rodgers said that client Russell Wilson: (1) has not asked to be traded; (2) wants to stay in the Seattle; and (3) in the event he were to be traded, he’d accept a trade to the Raiders, Bears, Cowboys, or Saints. That clear signal to the Raiders, Bears...

USA TODAY Sports On Monday morning, NFL.com posted an item from David Carr in which he suggests that the four teams on Russell Wilson‘s short list should have called the Seahawks “yesterday” about a trade. Curiously, one of those four teams — the Raiders — currently employs David Carr’s younger...

Getty Images The following are PFT’s top 100 free agents for the start of the 2021 league year. The rankings include prospective unrestricted free agents, as well as released players. The list will be updated as events warrant, with signings, tags and re-signings denoted when announced and/or...

USA TODAY Sports Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has made it known through his agent that Wilson would accept a trade to one of four teams: Cowboys, Bears, Saints, Raiders. Former NFL quarterback David Carr, the older brother of Raiders quarterback Derek Carr, had this to say about the...