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Where does Jared Goff’s $212M extension leave Dak Prescott and Cowboys?

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The debate about the Dallas Cowboys’ understanding of what an “all-in” push entails should have come to an end Monday. That's largely thanks to endless instruction from Detroit Lions ownership, which capped a series of staff and player extensions over the past two months with a four-year, $212 million deal for quarterback Jared Goff.

More than anything else that has happened this offseason, that Goff extension — with $170 million expected in guarantees — puts the Cowboys at a crossroads with Dak Prescott. On one path, Dallas makes Prescott the highest paid player in NFL history at the time of his signing.