I always thought a Dak Prescott deal with the Dallas Cowboys was a matter of when, and not if. The Cowboys had no choice but to give in because they had no alternative. And we just saw what they looked like without him.
So, in a sense Dak getting hurt only helped him gain leverage, especially since he averaged nearly 200 more yards passing in the four full games he played last season than their starting QBs did after he went out.
I also never understood all the hoopla around the details of his deal. I suppose the negotiations dragging out as long as they did made it more of a thing, as did him being the Quarterback of “America’s Team”.