Could the Dallas Cowboys place Dak Prescott under the franchise tag for the second consecutive year?.
With the NFL salary cap expected to decrease from 2020 levels and seemingly no movement from either the Cowboys or Prescott’s representatives, the March 9 franchise tag deadline becomes the next big hurdle in the contract saga.
A cap hit of $37.7 million in 2021 would be a hard pill to swallow, but not impossible, for a Dallas team in desperate need of upgrading their talent on defense.
Letting Prescott walk in 2022 would qualify Dallas for a potential third-round compensatory pick in the 2023 NFL draft
ESPN predicts Prescott will not sign a contract extension with Cowboys
Could the Dallas Cowboys place Dak Prescott under the franchise tag for the second consecutive year?.
With the NFL salary cap expected to decrease from 2020 levels and seemingly no movement from either the Cowboys or Prescott’s representatives, the March 9 franchise tag deadline becomes the next big hurdle in the contract saga.
A cap hit of $37.7 million in 2021 would be a hard pill to swallow, but not impossible, for a Dallas team in desperate need of upgrading their talent on defense.
Letting Prescott walk in 2022 would qualify Dallas for a potential third-round compensatory pick in the 2023 NFL draft