FRISCO, Texas — Other NFL teams have not really tried to pry Dak Prescott away from the Dallas Cowboys, owner and general manager Jerry Jones said Tuesday. Jones addressed it on trade deadline day during his weekly appearance on 105.3 The Fan’s Shan & RJ show.
Prescott is in better physical shape than in some past seasons, Jones said earlier in the interview.
“Relatively speaking, we’re acceptably healthy,” Jones said. “Our quarterback is really in good shape. That’s saying a lot. We’ve had years when we didn’t have him in that good of shape.”
A host noted Prescott has been tied to Dallas for more than a decade as the franchise quarterback, then raised whether teams have ever called trying to pry him away.
“No, no, not really,” Jones explained. “We’ve always, for let’s say the last, for two-thirds of his contract and two-thirds of his time with us, we’ve had him in a position where it didn’t make any sense to trade.”
Dak Prescott’s Contract Runs Through 2028
Dallas drafted Prescott in the fourth round in 2016. He is in his 11th season.
Prescott signed a four-year, $240 million extension in September 2024 that runs through the 2028 season. It included $231 million guaranteed, and its $60 million average annual value was the highest in NFL history at the time. Prescott had signed a four-year, $160 million deal in 2021.
His 2020 season ended with a compound ankle fracture in Week 5. A torn hamstring ended his 2024 season after eight games.
Prescott’s 28th Game-Winning Drive
Prescott led the 28th game-winning drive of his career in Sunday’s 27-23 win over the Indianapolis Colts, The Associated Press’ Schuyler Dixon reported. That ranks fifth among quarterbacks over his 11 seasons. His 46-yard completion to Ryan Flournoy set up Javonte Williams’ go-ahead 1-yard touchdown run with 1:08 left.
The penalties at Indianapolis made the game closer than it needed to be, according to Prescott, who said after the game that Dallas cannot have that many flags on offense.
“When you get in your own way, you make mistakes, you make some of these games closer than they have to be,” Prescott said. “Whether it was last week, us not being able to overcome it, and this week we did. We can’t do that. Simple as that. We can’t have this many penalties, especially on offense.”
Prescott also said Sunday he believes this team can play in the postseason, and he encouraged the front office to add if it can.
“Credit Jerry, credit the front office and those guys. If you can always add, go do it,” Prescott explained. “Even if you think you have enough, if you can make sure you have enough and get better, go do it. I encourage that. But yeah, they’ve done a hell of a job with the team they put together. It’s on us now. Period.”
The Cowboys (4-5) host the San Francisco 49ers (7-1) on Sunday at AT&T Stadium. Kickoff is set for 3:25 p.m. CT on FOX.
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