Drew Pearson Sends Warning to Jerry Jones About Dak Prescott

Drew Pearson finally got the validation he’s waited decades for two weeks ago. The former three-time First-Team All-Pro was selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, bringing his football journey to its rightful conclusion.

“The Original 88” as he’s known within the Dallas Cowboys organization and its fan base, made an appearance on The D.A. Show on Friday which is hosted by Damon Amendolara of CBS Sports. Predictably, the subject of Dak Prescott came up as he enters his third round of negotiations with the Cowboys to get a long-term deal done.

The Cowboys legend sent a warning to team owner Jerry Jones that a second franchise tag could be the end of Prescott’s time in Dallas.

“Where do you go if you don’t sign Dak?” Pearson said. “If you let him go, especially if you let him play under the franchise tag this season and you don’t sign him anywhere along the line to a long-term contract, Dak ain’t gonna be here after that. The man has a lot of pride and he sees what’s going on. He wants to be quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys. It is a big deal.”

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“Dak ain’t gonna be here after that. The man has a lot of pride.” Newly minted HOFer Drew Pearson says the Cowboys are playing w/ fire if they franchise tag Dak. pic.twitter.com/PepW1XmwPB

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February 19, 2021

When the former fourth-round pick didn’t get a deal done last summer, he was still adamant about wanting to be with the Cowboys for the entirety of his career.

“I grew up wanting to be a Dallas Cowboy and I am, and I’ve got dreams of being a Dallas Cowboy until I’m done throwing the football,” Prescott said back in August.

“None of that’s going to change just because we couldn’t reach an agreement there for this season. But as I said, I’m a Cowboy right now and that’s all that matters and that’s my whole focus.”

Prescott earned $31.4 million in 2020 under the franchise tag, however, he suffered a season-ending ankle injury after just five games. A second tag would cost the Cowboys $37.7 million in 2021. The NFL announced this week that the salary cap floor for the upcoming season will be $180 million, which could go up after the final 2020 revenue numbers are known, and any increase will help the Cowboys in their efforts to sign Prescott.

Pearson went on to say that Jones could risk not only losing Prescott with a second tag but it could affect the entire team.

“If he has to play the full season under that franchise tag, Jerry’s really taking a risk in that case…not only with Dak as a quarterback of the Cowboys but within the rest of that football team because Dak has a tremendous influence in that locker room. He is the leader. He sets the pace.”

Prescott has gotten a lot of support from his teammates recently. Rookie sensation CeeDee Lamb said “I cannot wait to have him back” when he sat down with Jori Epstein of USA TODAY Sports a few weeks ago. Also, Tight End Blake Jarwin, who is coming back from a torn ACL, posted a photo on his Instagram account last week asking Prescott “Wanna run it back in a few months?”

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The Cowboys and Prescott haven’t wavered on wanting a long-term marriage. March 9 is the first date to circle because it’s the deadline to place the franchise tag on a particular player, which the Cowboys will do if no deal is reached by then, and will give the two sides until July 15 to negotiate a lucrative extension.

Prescott will be the quarterback for the Cowboys in 2021. His future beyond that, for the moment, is a mystery and will continue to be so until his new deal is finalized.

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68 Comments

B. Jim South 5 years ago

So we are gonna get Dak and Zeke is gonna have a super good year. We work it all out. New TV contract it will be a major money maker for everyone. That Dak haters will wonder off. Everything will be great. THEN out of nowhere Jerry does something, not sure what it will be but it will be just big enough to blow maybe the Superbowl. Jerry still makes a killing like no one else. We stay the richest organization because we are the greatest underdog in history and that is what Jerry sells. Its truely about "The Show" If we won a Superbowl its the equivalent to shooting the cash cow.
ThrowuptheX88 5 years ago

Gary b , you're a knowledgeable fan yourself , you and VAM are guys I look forward to hearing from cuz I know that when you guys state something , you guys have got real good points , even when I may not agree 100% either , you guys know your football and know your Cowboys
ThrowuptheX88 5 years ago

A passing football team ? Dak was getting 450 yards a game before he got hurt , now I agree a lot of that was IMO garbage yards but they a passing football team 2nd those Cowboys didn't just have a RB they had THE RB in E Smith , with the great wall of Dallas in front of him , they could run it and run it really well whenever they wanted to unlike us rn
Melvin Jones 5 years ago

If the Cowboys don't resign Dak Prescott and stop running the ball and every down then they're going to never see a Superbowl Jerry Jones needs to trust his quarterback Dak Prescott protect him when he's in the pocket and stop depending on the running game Cowboys need to get back to what they were with troy aikman and emmitt Smith a passing football team I could coach Dallas one year and gurantee a Superbowl we have the team we just not utilizing them correctly
Gary b 5 years ago

THROWUPX88- I actually think there is a pretty good balance as far as which side people come down on. One of the advantages of that is u get alot of different viewpoints and if people are open minded it makes them think and consider all angles rather than just digging in with one point of view with ur hands over ur ears when you hear opposing views. I enjoy hearing what knowledgeable guys like you and VAM have to say. Even if I don't always agree with it.
ThrowuptheX88 5 years ago

It's like when a wife cheats on her husband , ppl will see that and blame the wife 100% as to why they got divorced but what they don't see , is that the husband may not have been that great of a guy after all That's what's happening with ppl rn , they see Jerry being the one to blame but there's blame to go on Dak too Two sides of a coin
ThrowuptheX88 5 years ago

As far as who's projected as the bad guy , yes i do project Dak as the bad guy in this but what does a little ole fan like me make any difference in ppls opinions ? Mainstream media or ex-players (in particular past cowboys player's) are the one's who ppl listen to even though those ppls main interests differ from the Cowboys main interest , even ex-Cowboys like what Don Howard brought up in his comment , ex-player's will always be for players and as far as Drew Pearson , Michael Irvin , Troy Aikman , Jimmy Johnson , E Smith ( though even he has admitted doubts as to if they are gonna get a contract done ) and more they all think they should pay Dak as well as most of mainstream media there's blame to go on Jerry if the difference in contract truly was just a 1 year difference and the fact that he didn't do everything he could to sign Dak early on but all I'm saying is Dak isn't without blame like what most of media portrays him to be or ex-Cowboys portray him to be and how they portray Jerry as the bad guy and the one who deserves blame there's a balance and ppl are just not balanced on that view
ThrowuptheX88 5 years ago

Lol I couldn't take it anymore Gary b , the Dak is better than Mahomes blasphemy got me
Gary b 5 years ago

Throwupthex88- What happened? U said u werent gonna comment on the Dak contract situation until a decision was made? Lol didn't figure u could resist. VAM- I'll have to disagree with you that Jerry is portrayed as the bad guy here. The majority of the posts on this site as well as most others characterize Dak as a greedy SOB Lol As u say it takes both parties coming to an agreement to consummate a deal in any business transaction. The fact that us fan's are emotionally invested personalizes it and elicits the understandable frustration and anger towards which ever party u oppose. Remember Jerry could have signed him for four years. For business reasons Jerry wanted five and for business reasons Dak wanted four. It sucks that it came down to this. I thought a deal would have gotten done by now. But I think there is culpability on both sides. I will say I'm disappointed that Dak didn't find a way to make it work. I didn't think he would be the type to hold out for all he could get, but then most players do so why should we expect him to be any different.
ThrowuptheX88 5 years ago

I agree with Lawrence H Dunbar as well , the best chance we had winning with Dak was his first 3 years , of course that was JG and Jerry fault for not putting a good enough product out there on the field , Look , I like Dak , he's a good guy , but as far as where he's at IMO I think you could debate back and forth as to if Tannehill is better or as good as Dak and yet we ain't talking about him being like a elite QB as we are with Dak
ThrowuptheX88 5 years ago

what i believe has happened , not only has his total a year has exploded after that stretch of 3 games 2 seasons ago as well as year to year , and he wants that monster money in a 4 year contract , so even with this cap going up year to year by the time Dak's contract looks decent for his level of play , he gonna need another contract !!! Plus a shorter contract means you gonna have to pay more up front , you can't work his contract like Mahome's contract by putting off some of the money towards the end of his contract and save about 5 mill on his contract right off
ThrowuptheX88 5 years ago

2nd off @John Williams, don't even bring up the Chiefs, they got Mahomes a truly elite if not an all time elite QB , you can get away with paying that much money to a QB when said QB can cover a multitude of sins on your team , Dak can't do that , it's been proven over this last 2 seasons , he needs a team around him , the problem is you can't do that when your QB is getting a monster deal like what he's wanting BTW I love how you brought up chiefs, who won Super Bowl John ? Bucs and TB who takes pay cuts , and there's your results, lesser QB as far as talent goea but with great team put around him , and one team who has a ELITE QB but without a O-Line and D with him , and yet he got to super bowl with that , has Dak taken boys to a super bowl without a O-Line and D Now that's how you separate the truly elites from the wannabe elites
ThrowuptheX88 5 years ago

What a joke , 35 mill and 5 years is the Cowboys playing hardball SMH if it were as simple as 1 year difference , Jerry would've gotten a deal done long ago , it's more than that , IMO what happened was when Jerry said a deal was "Imminent" this was before the 3 game stretch Dak had against crap teams 2 seasons ago , after that stretch of games , Dak and his agent decided "You know what ? Why not ask for this ?" And now we're stuck with an outrageous offer by Dak and company and we're stuck . If there's anybody who's playing hardball in this contract situation, its Dak not Jerry , I wouldn't be shocked if it was Dak who was holding out all the way till his contract was up so that he could play his cards right and get a huge deal
VAM 5 years ago

Its a negotiation John. DP can ask for whatever, that doesn't mean Cowboys have to cave in to HIS demands. I can't believe people are STILL saying Cowboys were playing "HARDBALL". Realistically, one can easily say DP is/was playing "HARDBALL". It takes two to tango. Why is it always one sided. Why is it the Cowboys are always the bad guys in this DRAMA. Their is a SALARY CAP involved here, and Cowboys have to look at the bigger picture. Look, TEAM comes before any one player. Cowboys will go on fine with or without DP.
rick riehl 5 years ago

if we resign dak to 37 million or more we will have no money for defense . when we won super bowls in the 90's we had top 5 defenses . you can have the best offense but if you dont have a great defense you wont get to the show .
1. John Williams 5 years ago
  
  Do you think the Chiefs are concerned about having money to add to their defense? Also, when has this team spent money on defense in recent years that wasn't their own player? The Salary Cap is going to explode in the next few years that will make Dak's pay increase seem marginal.
Bobby J Pryor 5 years ago

Jo,You are hating on Dak or You're not watching the games,no defense,the offensive line bad,the running back not running good at this time,You could get Brady and lose more games with Him,really the COWBOYS need a New Owner
Lawrence H Dunbar 5 years ago

When you win a Superbowl you are in the driver's seat. Almost will never get you what you think you are worth. Their golden opportunity to do so happened in their 1st and 2nd year. But under Garrett's regime not even Brady could win the Super Bowl. It's time for the Cowboys to look for another quarterback.
1. John Williams 5 years ago
  
  What Super Bowl has Deshaun Watson won?
William Moore 5 years ago

If Jerry want to go back to the Quincy Carter days, then don't sign Dak. Dak is top 5 in the league just look around. Pay Dak
Gary b 5 years ago

VAM- Yep we need to make sure we don't lose him without compensation. That would be bad. Regardless of whether he is worth that money, he is a valuable asset that the cowboys need to take advantage of. As I previously mentioned if it were as simple as straight up signing Dak, their would no doubt be much more interest from other teams . But for a team to take the big hit to their salary cap by signing him to a huge contract AND relinquish TWO valuable 1st rd picks makes it much more difficult. Plus as u say the injury will factor into it a little. Any way you slice it we are in a precarious position, with no easy answers or foolproof solutions.
JGarcia 5 years ago

Dak should be franchised tagged again and can count his lucky stars to play for a "mere" $35/36 million dollars coming after the injury. He needs to show the Cowboys and every other team for that matter, that he can still play. Why would ANY franchise pay in advance for a possible damaged player?. I love the Cowboys and dislike Jerry, but Dak needs to go out and prove he's worth the money he's requesting. If he gets a big contract and isn't his former self, it be the final nail on the coffin.
1. John Williams 5 years ago
  
  the New Orleans Saints were willing to pay Drew Brees in free agency coming off a shoulder injury and the Chargers hadn't done much. Why should Dak be treated any differently?