It's not ideal, but Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys are heading into a lame-duck season without a contract extension.
A three-time Pro Bowler and last year's NFL MVP finalist, Prescott will eventually set a new market for quarterbacks. When he does, one key detail will need to be resolved. And it's the one thing that is reportedly holding up a deal at this time.
According to Diana Russini of The Athletic, it's a matter of time; "The holdup at this point from what I understand is about the years the Dallas Cowboys are willing to commit to," Russini said on her Scoop City podcast (h/t Bleacher Report).
She went on to say that Prescott wants a longer commitment ("longer than two, three, four years") than what Dallas has shown thus far.
Team owner Jerry Jones has played this entire saga in extremely Jonesian fashion. He recently made it clear that he doesn't believe there is any urgency at all to get a deal done before the season begins, much to the chagrin of Cowboys fans.
Prescott, of course, is entering into the final year of his current contract with the Cowboys. He's set to earn $55 million this season and will be an unrestricted free agent in 2025 if no long-term extension is struck before free agency begins.
For his part, Prescott has been honest about the fact that his future may lie elsewhere. He also recently divulged that he doesn't even listen to what Jones says to the media anymore, which may hint at his deeper feelings about the process.
