signed a $54.6 million contract that would see him through the 2023 season. That was the plan anyway.
Frederick entered the NFL as the 31st overall selection in the 2013 NFL draft (Dallas traded back from the 18th pick for the 31st and 74th picks). The pick was panned by most draft experts suggesting Dallas reached for their new center (this assessment was particularly interesting giving how SI.com loved the Gavin Escobar, Terrance Williams and J.J. Wilcox picks and how they thought Brian Schwenke was as good as Frederick – Spoiler Alert: Schwenke started 30 games in his NFL career).