The Dallas Cowboys have agreed a contract extension with quarterback Dak Prescott which can make him the highest-paid participant in NFL historical past.
Prescott, 31, has agreed to a four-year contract extension reportedly worth $240m, external (£183m), with $231m (£176m) of that complete coming in assured cash and a signing bonus of $80m (£61m).
At $60m (£46m) a season, that may make Prescott the highest-paid participant in NFL historical past, eclipsing the $55m (£42m) common annual wage on new offers signed by Joe Burrow, Jordan Love and Trevor Lawrence.
The assured sum of $231m can be a file, at simply $1m (£760,000) greater than the Cleveland Browns handed Deshaun Watson in 2022.
Information of the deal, which can run till the top of the 2028 season, emerged hours earlier than Dallas opened their season with a 33-17 win over the Browns on Sunday.
“I hope after at the moment we’re achieved speaking about it and my pockets,” Prescott mentioned after throwing for 179 yards and a landing within the win.
“And will simply transfer ahead and give attention to this crew and the success that we plan to have and what we’re working towards.”