No one can point to this moment as the beginning of the end.
Not yet.
But Dak Prescott’s place in the Cowboys heart and club’s future is now in doubt.
What once seemed unthinkable took form Wednesday afternoon when the deadline for signing the quarterback to a long-term deal came and passed. Prescott isn’t hurting financially. He’ll play this season on the exclusive franchise tag of $31.4 million, a figure six times more than what he’s earned his first four years in the NFL.
The problem is neither side got what it wanted. The issue is the uncertainty it fosters.