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With contract in hand, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott must deliver

FRISCO, Texas -- Gone are the days of Dak Prescott, fourth-round-pick success story.

Now that the quarterback has signed a multiyear deal with the Dallas Cowboys, he will be defined by the $160 million contract, which includes $126 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter. Prescott's signing bonus is $66 million, the highest in NFL history, a source told ESPN. With this megadeal, he becomes the second-highest-paid QB in the NFL.

It is now only about a Super Bowl.

There are numerous reasons the Cowboys wanted to sign Prescott, 27, to a long-term deal in each of the past two offseasons.