In mid-May, the Detroit Lions agreed to terms on a four-year, $212 million contract extension with with quarterback Jared Goff. Since then, Trevor Lawrence, Tua Tagovailoa and Jordan Love have usurped him per year average with their new contracts, and Sunday morning’s big news added another to that list.
According to multiple reports, the Dallas Cowboys and quarterback Dak Prescott have agreed to a four-year, $240 million contract extension. Prescott used his leverage to its fullest extent, just as he did when he last up for a contract, and he now stands atop the heap with a $60 million per year average.
Goff and Prescott were both drafted in 2016, Goff No. 1 overall by the Rams and Prescott of course in the fourth round by the Cowboys. That provides a convenient way to analyze their careers, though Goff didn’t start from Day 1 as a rookie like Prescott did.
Dak Prescott deal further confirms Jared Goff deal as bargain for the Lions
Lions general manager Brad Holmes has stated a preference to get significant contract business done sooner as opposed to later, which he clearly showed this offseason with big new deals for Goff, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Penei Sewell and eventually Taylor Decker. Defensive tackle Alim McNeill may be next, soon. The strategy has been proven right by what the wide receiver market has done since St. Brown’s deal in late-April.
