Entering the 2024 NFL season, the Dallas Cowboys have yet to give Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb new contract extensions. It will continue to be a big storyline for this franchise before the start of the season and also entering training camp.
The Dallas Cowboys shockingly flamed out in the NFC Wild Card round against the Green Bay Packers last season after finishing with a 12-5 record and winning the NFC East. They have not been to the NFC Championship Game or a Super Bowl appearance in nearly three decades. Prescott is 30 years old now and will turn 31 years old on 7/29.
They are an interesting situation because the Dallas Cowboys may not want to pay him north of $50 million and potentially $60 million. This is going to be a huge year for Dak Prescott to perform once again if doesn’t have a contract by the start of the season.
Pro Football Focus Has the Dallas Cowboys and Dak Prescott As 1 of 7 Teams Who’s Under Pressure To Perform In the 2024 Season
Bradley Locker of Pro Football Focus believes that the Dallas Cowboys are one of seven teams in the NFL this year who are under tremendous pressure to perform. Locker wrote about Dallas:
“The Eagles and their biggest nemesis both make this list.
Dallas was one of the NFL’s best in the 2023 regular season, finishing 12-5 and fourth in overall team grade. However, in classic Cowboys fashion, it all went awry in the playoffs, with the explosive Packers upsetting the No. 2 seed in AT&T Stadium.
Owner Jerry Jones has yet to pay Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb, but each is in a strong position to reset the quarterback and receiver markets, respectively. Whether Dallas can legitimately retain both is up in the air. Even if the Cowboys manage to retain the pair long-term, there may be cap casualties on the other end entering next offseason.
Then, there’s head coach Mike McCarthy, who has gone 42-25 in four years in Dallas — tied for the fourth-best record among head coaches in that span — but has yet to even get to the NFC Championship game with his second franchise.
With Prescott, Lamb, Micah Parsons, Trevon Diggs and DeMarcus Lawrence, the Cowboys should be good again in 2024, barring an overhauled offensive line. However, if Dallas fades in January once more, expect the team to look drastically different next year.”
It will depend on whether CeeDee Lamb and Prescott have contract extensions already or not for the Cowboys. If they do, they can’t start over. If the Dallas Cowboys haven’t by then, they may decide to start all over.
Mike McCarthy will also be on the hot seat entering this season. It won’t be his fault if they fall short again because owner Jerry Jones and the front office did not do enough this offseason to make the team better for the 2024 season.
