Hours earlier than their season opener in opposition to the Cleveland Browns, quarterback Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys agreed on a record contract extension that makes him the highest-paid player in NFL historical past.
The four-year $240 million contract is the first in NFL historical past to common $60 million per season, in keeping with a number of shops.
The new deal places him forward of the different highest-paid quarterbacks, who every earn an annual wage of $55 million: Joe Burrow (Cincinnati Bengals), Trevor Lawrence (Jacksonville Jaguars), and Jordan Love (Green Bay Packers).
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The second highest-paid player is now Deshaun Watson, who signed a $230 million deal with the Cleveland Browns a few years in the past.
Prescott was coming into his closing 12 months of a four-year $160 million contract — that was already a franchise record — earlier than this new deal.
Last season, the 31-year-old threw a league-high 36 passing touchdowns. He additionally led the NFL in completions with 410 — tying his profession excessive.
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Prescott has led the Cowboys to the playoffs the previous three seasons and 5 occasions in his first eight years in the league.
The three-time Pro Bowler completed second in NFL MVP voting final 12 months.
