Dear Mr. Jerry Jones, owner and general manager of the Dallas Cowboys. As a lifelong fan, I share your passion for the ‘Boys. I believe your team is on the verge of greatness. But its future will largely depend on the value of quarterback Dak Prescott’s next contract.
I am writing to share my insight and caution that this decision could propel the Cowboys to Super Bowls or sink the team into oblivion. In the salary cap era, there has only been six times that the championship winning QB has had a salary cap hit that exceeded 10 percent (1994 – Steve Young, 2006 – Peyton Manning, 2011 – Eli Manning, 2014 – Tom Brady, 2015 – Peyton Manning, 2018 – Tom Brady).