Will they look to pay Dak Prescott? Dallas Cowboys fire one of their receivers
March 19, 2024
Dak Prescott and Michael Gallup, a partnership that knew how to make the Dallas Cowboys profitable. / Photo: Sports Illustrated.
Free Agency not only begins the legal process that franchises have to sign new players, but also the new year of the National Football League (NFL)., which implies that all teams must remain below the salary cap established for the season. In this case, For the 2024 season, the cap is $255.4 million, as announced in late February.
In this context, There are many franchises that must begin survival maneuvers that involve restructuring contracts and cutting players with a high impact on the salary cap. And this is the case of the Dallas Cowboys with their WR Michael Gallup. Due to the impact that his contract signed in 2021 had on cap space for the following season, Jerry Jones decided to cut the Colorado State graduate and designate it to be after June 1st.
This freeing up of cap space may bring with it certain renovations that the Cowboys have in mind. Among which stands out, nothing more and nothing less, than that of his own QB Dak Prescott. Although Dak still has one more year on his contract, the truth is that after that, he would be a free agent. Besides, His impact of $55.4 million on the cap in 2024 makes him a clear candidate to renew so that the impact can be prorated over several more years.
The @dallascowboys released LB Leighton Vander Esch with a failed physical designation on Friday.
The Cowboys also released WR Michael Gallup – a post-June 1 designation.
— Dallas Cowboys Public Relations (@DallasCowboysPR) March 15, 2024
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As pointed out, Dak Prescott is not the only candidate to renew his contract in Dallas. Both WR CeeDee Lamb and OLB Micah Parsons are eligible for a new contract this offseason. and their renovations could bring significant relief to the Cowboys’ economy, not only in the short term, but in the long term.
As for Lamb, he is in the fifth year of his rookie contract. Having been selected with the #17 pick in the first round of the 2020 Draft, Dallas was able to make use of this option and ensure its presence on the playing field. However, Not only for salary cap purposes, a renewal will be necessary. The University of Oklahoma graduate has had a dominant career since his arrival in the NFL and deserves to be one of the highest paid players at his position.
If we talk about dominating, Dallas’ next star, has wreaked havoc on rival offenses. Micah Parsons came to the NFL in 2021 and since then he has been ranked as one, if not the best defender in the entire league. His explosiveness when snapping is one of the most fluid and what has allowed him to record so many sacks in his short career. Although this season will be his fourth and Dallas has already exercised the fifth-year option on his contract, a renewal not only implies needing space in the salary cap, but would also prevent his value from continuing to rise.
What is striking about this whole situation are the comments that the team’s owner, Jerry Jones, had at the end of last season. He noted that the Cowboys would go “all in”That is to say, I would bet everything on this next season. Until now, Not only has it been the team that remained the most silent in free agency, but it also lost many key pieces both in the structure of coaches and key players in recent years.
Iván Lerro
Co-Founder of No Huddle. Editor, editor and conductor of the different products of the medium. He has followed the NFL since 2012 and has covered it since 2020. Dallas Cowboys specialist.
2024-03-19 23:49:59
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