Dak Prescott became the highest-paid player in NFL history last offseason after the Dallas Cowboys signed him on a four-year, $240 million deal ($60 million per year). It included $231 million guaranteed; Enough to keep him in Dallas till the end of the 2028 season. Unfortunately, a hamstring injury he suffered in Week 9 against the Atlanta Falcons sidelined the QB for major parts of the 2024 season. With a shameful 7-10 record, is the team looking to make some changes in Prescott’s contract?

Well, yes. Jerry Jones’ son has confirmed it. But here’s the thing. Spotrac dropped a piece of information that will surprise many. Their tweet stated:

“Dak Prescott holds a league-high $89.9M cap figure with the #Cowboys in 2025. Even if (when) Dallas processes a full salary conversion, the lowest his cap hit can be for the upcoming season is $52.7M.” Quite bad news for Jerry Jones. The owner may be (or should have been) aware of this.

As per reports, the Cowboys are projected $15.152 million in cap space for 2025. Even if they go ahead with aggressive contract restructuring, his cap hit is expected to still be humongous. The team will have some big decisions to make with key players on the roster. However, reworking the QB’s contract will allow the team to sign up top free agents that can bolster their roster. This could also help them retain important players like defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa and cornerback Jourdan Lewis.

Then they must retain players like guard Tyler Smith and cornerback DaRon Bland in the near future.

But alongside the QB, the Dallas Cowboys may also restructure the deal they have with wide receiver CeeDee Lamb. He had signed a 4-year $136 million extension in August.

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In comparison to this, the New England Patriots will have 126.13 million dollars of Cap hit. Great, right? They can sign free agents or sign a big deal with players like Tyreek Hill and others.

However, for the Cowboys, fans are actually suggesting Dak Prescott come one step down and reorganize the remaining amount in order to get other top players in the franchise. But there is no update from the QB’s end. Meanwhile, Jerry Jones‘ son has come up with a great idea regarding Prescott‘s salary cap hit.

Jerry Jones’ son shares thoughts on the restructuring plan for Dak Prescott!

The Cowboys‘ owner Jerry Jones’ son, Stephen, had appeared on ‘105.3 The Fan’ earlier this month. On the podcast, the host asked Stephen Jones about the boiling question in Dallas right now—Dak Prescott’s cap hit. Stephen’s response to it was:

“We reworked (Dak Prescott’s contract) every step of the way of his $40 million contract and we’ll be reworking it again throughout on his $60 million contract, in terms of pushing the payday out. A little bit of that’s our problem right now, is we’re not only paying for his current $60 million, we’re still paying for part of the $40 million contract that we pushed out.”

In addition to Stephen Jones’ plan, experts suggest that if the Cowboys rework the contract amount, they can bring in other important players. But it’s not an easy task. Though Jones will put in efforts, the remaining cap will still be astronomical.

Another option for the Cowboys would be to focus on the offensive line and coaches. But only after the franchise gets out of Prescott’s insanely big cap hit.

The postseason has started (offseason for the Dallas team), and soon the drafts will also begin in April 2025. The Cowboys need to make the right decisions. But how does Prescott feel about the tight position the team is in?

While he has not spoken about it, back in 2024, he had stated that it wasn’t about the money for him. “I’ve never played the game for that [money]” he said. It is the sport that motivates him. It will be interesting to see how the team navigates this together. What do you think?