Finally, Jerry Jones is showing his cards. The owner of the world’s highest-valued sports franchise is making sneaky moves. After playing nine seasons with Dak Prescott, the owner now wants to move on, or we can say he’s trying to find players who will help him in the future. The search for better talent has ended with second-year quarterback Joe Milton. Questions are being raised about Dak Prescott’s place in the franchise.

On April 3, NFL legend LeSean McCoy took aim at the signal caller in the April 3 episode of The Facility and said, “I’ll just be honest, man. Listen, if Dak Prescott has a postseason like he’s always had, going to that next year. Right, Dak, find a realtor coz Joe Milton Got talent, he can play and I’ll say this, y’all laughing all that. I’ve seen other quarterbacks get paid a lot of money and they move on from it.” That’s right.

The only question over Prescott has been his ability in the playoffs. In 9 seasons as the Cowboys’ leader, the QB has qualified for the playoffs 5 times. But he has never been to the NFC Championship game. And the patience is running thin. The Cowboys have not made it to the Super Bowl in 3 decades.

Last year, Jerry Jones wanted to win the Trophy. He even indicated that they are a strong contender. However, he and millions of other players received the shock of their lives when they couldn’t even qualify for the playoffs. A few fans claimed that it was because Dak Prescott was injured. But even in the 8 games he played, the record was 3-5. That’s not what you expect from a veteran signal caller, among the highest paid in the game’s history.

To have an option to cut his losses, Jerry Jones has brought in Milton via a trade with the Patriots. He didn’t get too many opportunities to shine for New England in his rookie season in 2024.

Cowboys sign Dak Prescott’s competition for cheap

The top 10 QBs in the league earn $51 million APY. Understandably, Joe Milton is in his 2nd year and earns nowhere close to those figures. But the deal has been great on both ends. While the Pats get a 5th round pick in exchange, they also hand over the 7th round pick to America’s Team.

The Cowboys took over on a 3-year, $3.225 million contract with the signal caller. As a backup/competition for Dak Prescott, he will be making an average of $1.075 million per season. It’s good for the Cowboys, as they will now pay Milton half of what they paid Trey Lance last year. He will also be making less than the long-time Cowboys backup QB Cooper Rush, who switched over to the Ravens.

There’s a good vibe about the trade. The Patriots drafted him in the 6th round (193rd overall) in the 2024 NFL Draft. But he didn’t get many chances on the gridiron, as Drake Maye was chosen as their starter. He played the last game of the 2024 season, his only NFL game till now, and made 22 of 29 passes (75.9% completion rate) with 241 passing yards and 1 touchdown. He even had 10 rushes for 16 yards and scored a TD. So, the talent is obviously there. That’s perhaps also why Patriots fans were mightily upset with the decision to let him go for virtually nothing in return.

The real question now lies in the game the Cowboys want to play. Dak Prescott is expected to return from injury by the start of the season. But fans are beginning to turn on the veteran over his playoff failures. The NFC East franchise is desperate to end the drought that has been plaguing their fate since 1995. Could Joe Milton become the unexpected hero, forcing Dak to look for a change in real estate?