Cowboys QB Prescott set to be NFL's highest-paid player

The Dallas Cowboys person agreed a statement hold pinch backmost Dak Prescott which is group to make him nan highest-paid subordinate successful NFL history.

Prescott, 31, has agreed to a four-year statement hold reportedly worthy $240m, external (£183m), pinch $231m (£176m) of that full coming successful guaranteed money and a signing prize of $80m (£61m).

At $60m (£46m) a season, that will make Prescott nan highest-paid subordinate successful NFL history, eclipsing nan $55m (£42m) mean yearly net connected caller deals signed by Joe Burrow, Jordan Love and Trevor Lawrence.

The guaranteed sum of $231m is besides a record, astatine conscionable $1m (£760,000) much than nan Cleveland Browns handed Deshaun Watson successful 2022.

News of nan deal, which will tally until nan extremity of nan 2028 season, emerged conscionable hours earlier Dallas were owed to footwear disconnected their 2024 play - pinch a travel to Cleveland to look Watson's Browns.

Three-time Pro Bowl action Prescott is coming disconnected a well-timed profession year, arsenic he led nan convention pinch 36 touchdown passes and 410 completions and vanished 2nd successful nan league's Most Valuable Player voting.

Dallas proprietor Jerry Jones had faced questions each summertime complete why some Prescott and prima wide receiver CeeDee Lamb had not been fixed caller contracts.

Lamb has agreed a four-year, $136m(£104m) statement aft a prolonged stand-off pinch nan Cowboys, and now his quarterback's early successful Dallas has besides been secured.

Prescott has been a prolific passer during his clip pinch nan Cowboys, and has led them to nan play-offs successful 3 successive years - pinch 3 consecutive 12-win regular seasons.

Winning successful nan play-offs has been nan problem though, pinch Prescott successful successful conscionable 2 of his 7 post-season games and having grounded to advancement beyond nan divisional round.

With a Super Bowl drought closing successful connected 30 years, 'America's Team' severely request to sensation immoderate occurrence again, and now they are banking connected Prescott being nan man to lead them to glory.