Michael Irvin believes Cowboys are making bad decision over Dak Prescott's contract hold up - "That baffles me"

It's almost time for the start of the 2024 NFL season. Yet, Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys have not agreed on a long-term extension. The contract drama has dragged along throughout the offseason as Prescott enters the final year of his $160 million deal, which he signed in 2021.

On Tuesday's "Scoop City" podcast, NFL insider Dianna Russini reported the reason for the hold-up in the contract negotiations. She revealed that Prescott is looking for a long-term commitment from the Cowboys, while the team is debating if they want to retain him for longer than two years.

Michael Irvin has weighed in on the contract situation. On FS1's "Speak," the Cowboys icon said that while he believes Prescott will stay in Dallas for a long time, he is baffled by the reason for the holdup.

"Dak and Dallas, and Jerry and Dak, however, you want to put it, they're like this real old married couple who argues about everything and can't agree on anything. But they'll never leave each other."

Irvin continued, explaining that the last time during the contract negotiations Prescott wanted a shorter deal due to the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and more money on the deal. But this time, the situation is different and Irvin is puzzled.

"That baffles me. If I'm Dallas right now, I wouldn't want to come back to the table with that. I'm trying to give him a five or six year deal, and I'm hoping this is the deal that walks him out the door. We've seen enough of Trey Lance. We've seen enough of what Dallas has."

Irvin added:

"Dallas, I think is making a bad decision here, because I say lock him down five six years, and let's get this out of the way and finish with this so you're not running by this mountain again."

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Time is running out for the Cowboys and Dak Prescott on contract extension

The Dallas Cowboys and Dak Prescott will have to get the contract extension done, and soon. The three-time Pro Bowler has a no-trade, no-tag clause in his contract, entering the final year of his contract. If the Cowboys fail to extend Prescott, their QB will hit the open market in 2025 as an unrestricted free agent.

If the Cowboys want to bring him back next year, they'll be in a bidding war with other teams, and that's not a good sign. Prescott is coming off an MVP-esque 2023 season, throwing for 4,516 yards, 36 touchdowns and nine interceptions, with a passer rating of 105.9. His price will only go up and the Cowboys cannot afford to lose their star player, given a weaker QB draft class next year.