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Deshaun Watson Extension Puts Pressure on Cowboys in Dak Prescott Talks

It feels like Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is the last big domino to fall when it comes to the next wave of NFL mega contracts for franchise passers.

Patrick Mahomes made all the big headlines with his 10-year, $450 million deal with the Kansas City Chiefs.

And quietly over cutdown weekend, the pressure on the Cowboys—as if it weren't bad enough while trying to cut to 53 with a 16-man practice squad and no preseason games to look at—got amplified thanks to the Houston Texans.

Those Texans slipped a big extension reveal ahead of the cutdown news cycle, revealing a four-year extension worth $156 million for franchise passer Deshaun Watson, planting him at an average salary of $39 million—second only to Mahomes himself.