Cowboys make Dak Prescott highest-paid NFL player ever with monster $240 million contract extension

Dak Prescott is staying in Dallas for the foreseeable future.

The Cowboys agreed to a four-year, $240 million contract extension with their longtime quarterback ahead of Sunday’s season opener versus the Browns, according to multiple reports.

The four-year pact with the Cowboys, which includes $231 million in guaranteed money and a signing bonus of $80 million, makes Prescott the highest-paid player in league history.

The Cowboys’ starter since 2016, much of Prescott’s offseason centered on when the Cowboys would extend their 31-year-old signal-caller.

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“I’m a guy that grew up with two older brothers,” Prescott told reporters last month at training camp. “You understand what a brotherhood means, not only for just this team but the fraternity of the NFL and the players. The money is out there and the money can happen. It can be done. There’s ways to make everything work for both ways. That’s in the sense it’s always about pushing the envelope for the next man.”

Prescott and the Cowboys are coming off a disappointing playoff run in 2023, when they were ousted by the Packers at home in the wild-card round.

Team owner Jerry Jones opted to bring back head coach Mike McCarthy, who enters his fifth season at the helm on an expiring deal.

Dallas has been securing its star players to long-term deals ahead of Sunday’s season opener in Cleveland.

In addition to Prescott, the Cowboys agreed to a four-year, $136 million contract extension with wide receiver CeeDee Lamb in August, a deal that includes $100 million guaranteed.

The Cowboys’ Week 1 matchup vs. the Browns gets underway at 4:25 p.m.