The Cowboys could create more roster space by making other changes; this is known
Los Dallas Cowboys will reduce quarterback Dak Prescott’s cap hit by restructure the last year of your contracta person with knowledge of the NFL team’s decision commented on Monday.
The $5 million roster bonus became a signing bonus to reduce the 2024 salary cap by $4 million to a total of $55 million. he told The Associated Press the person on condition of anonymity because the club did not provide details of the contract.
The decision was initially reported by ESPN.
The Cowboys could create more space by giving an extension to Prescott, who is coming off a wild-card round loss to Green Bay and is 2-5 in the playoffs.
Although Jerry Jones has said that the club wants Dak Prescott to stay, The team owner and general manager has not spoken in the same tone as in 2021 when they signed their franchise quarterback for a team record four years and $160 million.
The restructuring includes two more annual years in 2027 and 2028 to push Prescott’s maximum salary in 2025 to $40 million.
The Cowboys are keeping quiet in free agency in part because they are waiting to extend the contracts of All-Pro receiver CeeDee Lamb and 2021 Defensive Rookie of the Year linebacker Micah Parsons.
Committing to Prescott beyond this season would make it easier for them to reach an agreement with Lamb and Parsons.
Dallas has only added linebacker Eric Kendricks to a one-year, $3.5 million deal. The Cowboys added Kendricks and released Leighton Vander Esch, the 2018 first-round pick, with a no-pass designation for another neck injury he suffered last year.
Vander Esch announced his retirement this Monday, six days after he was released and after spending six seasons in the NFL. The player missed 12 games last season due to another series of neck injuries, the fourth since 2019.
“I realized that I can no longer adhere to the standard of excellence that the football professional. And I say this with the pain of my heart: I am medically retired from the NFL,” Vander Esch said in a statement.
Prescott, a three-time Pro Bowl selection, has been a starter since his rookie year after Tony Romo was injured in the 2016 preseason. He went from being drafted in the fourth round to becoming Offensive Rookie of the Year, leading Dallas to finish leading the NFC.
The Cowboys have failed to advance beyond the divisional round four times, the team has not played in the NFC Championship game since they won the Super Bowl after the 1995 season.
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