{"id":46930,"date":"2025-04-05T22:07:55","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T22:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=46930"},"modified":"2025-04-05T22:07:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T22:07:55","slug":"breaking-dak-prescotts-agent-drops-bombshell-about-cowboys-contract-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=46930","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Dak Prescott\u2019s Agent Drops Bombshell About Cowboys Contract Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dak Prescott is pretty much the face of the Dallas Cowboys franchise, with Jerry Jones a close second. In September 2024, the quarterback inked the richest deal in the history of the NFL at the time with a four-year, $240 million contract.<\/p>\n

The Cowboys waited until last minute to finalize that deal with Prescott, but that doesn\u2019t mean they hadn\u2019t been working on it for a long time.<\/p>\n

In a new interview with the \u201cAthletes First Family\u201d podcast, Prescott\u2019s agent, Todd France, opens up about those negotiations and how the parties finally came to an agreement.<\/p>\n

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The information is even more interesting now that the Cowboys have signed a new backup quarterback in Joe Milton III of the New England Patriots. The deal helps beef up the Cowboys\u2019 quarterback room, since they lost Cooper Rush to the Baltimore Ravens.<\/p>\n

On Cowboys\u2019 Dak Prescott Turning Down $100 Million<\/h2>\n

Appearing on the show, France talked about why he actually told Prescott to say no to a $100 million deal.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey wanted a five-year deal, we wanted a four-year deal, we thought the number of years was ridiculously important and they thought the same thing and they ultimately made a significant offer of guaranteed money, but you just can\u2019t look at the guaranteed money in a vacuum,\u201d he said. \u201cYou have to look at all of the pieces.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

France added that while the media and followers were getting \u201cbits and pieces\u201d of how the deal was playing out and \u201cmaking it out like Dak\u2019s crazy and he\u2019s being offered 100 million guaranteed and he\u2019s this and he\u2019s that and you know and ultimately you know I had to sit down with Dak and educate him on why it doesn\u2019t make sense to do that deal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Of course, telling someone to say no to $100 million probably confused the heck out of Prescott. That\u2019s a lot of dough. But, France said that he explained to Prescott why they should say no.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re telling a guy to turn down $100 million. A lot can happen, either bad play, injuries, whatever,\u201d he explained. \u201cSo we went through a brainstorm of every scenario that could possibly happen, and if it happened, what was our plan? And so he knew, including a significant injury, how that would impact another negotiation and he was he was comfortable with all that.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Dak Prescott Put \u2018100% Trust and Faith\u2019 Into His Agent<\/h2>\n

France added that Prescott soaked up his advice and followed his guidance. \u201cLuckily for me, Dak put all his 100% trust and faith in what I was guiding him and telling him,\u201d\u00a0he said.<\/p>\n

France also said that offering that kind of money is a strategy by teams, noting, \u201cAs a later round draft pick teams have a tendency to dangle money in front of a player and that they\u2019ll just grab it because it\u2019s more than they\u2019ve ever seen. And that\u2019s a strategy by a team, and I get that and some kids might go for that.\u201d<\/p>\n

So, the\u00a0star player\u00a0took France\u2019s advice, and the rest is history. He ended up signing what at the time was the largest contract in NFL history, so it certainly worked out for him.<\/p>\n