OXNARD, Calif. — Dak Prescott is entering his ninth year as the starting quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys . He's been the starter since Week 1 of 2016.
And, until this week, it never sounded or seemed like he'd ever considered the idea of being anything other than the Cowboys' signal caller. On Thursday, however, he spoke with a tone of acceptance that 2024 might just be his last year in Dallas. "I want to be here, but when you look up all the great quarterbacks I watched, [they] played for other teams," Prescott said.
"So my point in saying that is that's not something to fear. That may be a reality for me one day. It may not be my decision.
" Still, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones insisted on Thursday that this wouldn't be Prescott's last year as a Cowboy. "I do not think that this will be his last year with the Cowboys," Jones said. "At all.
" Of course, money could derail that expectation. "I've had a lot of things I've wanted, that I couldn't get because I couldn't afford it," Jones also said. Prescott, entering the final year of his contract, said he's done personally participating in the negotiations, preferring to focus on the on-field action for the time being.
"Once this thing kicks off, I'm going to do what I can to control my game, my effort, to help this team win," Prescott said. "And the people who I pay to make those decisions and deals will negotiate." Meanwhile, after an offseason of vitriol from frustrated Cowboys fans, Prescott had an interestingly frank respons.
