Now, as always, the Dallas Cowboys say they want Dak Prescott to be their quarterback. Now, as always, Dak Prescott says he wants to be quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys.
Seems simple. It isn’t. Not now. Not always.
The 15-day window for NFL teams to place the franchise tag on possible free agents began this week. The tag essentially anchors a player to the club for another year at a predetermined amount — in the case of Dak/Dallas that’s about $37 million.
The two sides have until March 9 to work out a long-term deal, but since this is the third consecutive offseason when they have negotiated a contract — failing twice already — there isn’t a lot of optimism even though neither wants to split up.