Dak Prescott’s $160,000,000 relationship with Cowboys has Stephen A Smith frustrated – “Go give us a return”

As Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott enters his eighth season in the NFL, the pressure on him to reach a championship game is at an all-time high.

Prescott has led Dallas to the playoffs four times in his career but has never made it past the divisional round. He holds a 2-4 postseason record thus far in his career.

First Take host and one of Prescott's biggest critics, Stephen A. Smith, spoke about Dak's disappointment on Get Up, saying that the QB should give the team a return on his contract. He signed a four-year $160 million contract before the 2021 season.

"I think the Dalton Schultz loss is a big deal," said Smith. "And as a result, Dak Prescott is gonna have to throw the ball a little bit more downfield, that means it'd be a little bit more air under the ball, which means there will be opportunities for people to take advantage of that because he won't have his safety net and Schultz to throw the football to."

Smith added:

"I think as a result of that, I don't think you're going to see people looking at McCarthy. I think you're going to see people looking at Dak Prescott and they're gonna say enough's enough. You've been in the league for about eight damn years, you ain't been to a championship game, you ain't been to a Super Bowl, but you got your bag. Okay, would you go and give us a return?"

Of course, Smith said that he should return his money back in a joking manner, but he still doesn't think Prescott has played up to his contract.

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Where does Dak Prescott rank among the highest-paid QBs?

Dak Prescott during NFC Divisional Playoffs - Dallas Cowboys v San Francisco 49ers

Dak Prescott is one of the highest-paid quarterbacks entering the 2023 season. He is currently playing on a four-year $160 million contract that he signed in 2021. He's tied for the ninth-highest AAV contract, and he accounts for 17.79 per cent of the Dallas Cowboys' payroll this season.

Player	Contract	AAV
Lamar Jackson	5-years $260 million	23.13%
Jalen Hurts	5-years $255 million	22.69%
Aaron Rodgers	3-years $150 million	22.36%
Russell Wilson	5-years $242.5 million	21.58%
Kyler Murray	5-years $230 million	20.51%
Deshaun Watson	5-years $230 million	20.46%
Patrick Mahomes	10-years $450 million	20.02%
Josh Allen	6-years $258 million	19.13%
Dak Prescott	4-years $160 million	17.79%
Matthew Stafford	4-years $160 million	17.79%

To put his contract into perspective, Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford has the same exact contract but won a Super Bowl in 2022.

Smith has a point. Dallas isn't getting their money's worth for what they are paying Prescott. Next season, he will be playing on the final year of his contract at which point the Dallas Cowboys may move on from him.

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