If the Dallas Cowboys don’t re-sign quarterback Dak Prescott between now and the start of the new league year next March, he’ll be the most sought-after quarterback in 2025 free agency.
The 31-year-old Dak Prescott is entering the last season of a four-year, $160 million deal he signed in 2021. Prescott has no-tag and no-trade clauses in his contract, so he can leave Dallas next spring if he desires.
Seeing how the QB market has played out over the last two years, Prescott stands to easily land over $200 million on his next contract. Consider that Deshaun Watson got $230 million guaranteed from the Cleveland Browns before taking a snap for them. Or that the Atlanta Falcons gave a 36-year-old Kirk Cousins $180 million over four years, months after he suffered a season-ending Achilles tear.
Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio looked at possible landing spots for Dak Prescott if he hits free agency. Interestingly, one of those teams was the Seattle Seahawks:
“Ultimately, it comes down to: (1) the number of teams that will be looking for veteran quarterbacks in 2025; and (2) what they’ll pay to get Prescott. We know that, after 2024, teams will decide to make changes. Possibilities when the current season ends include the Jets, Steelers, Browns (if they’re willing to eat $92 million for Deshaun Watson), Titans, Raiders, Giants, Saints, Rams, and Seahawks.”
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Though Geno Smith still has two years remaining on his deal, Seattle could save $25 million in 2025 by cutting the 2022 Comeback Player of the Year. That would open the door to pursue a big name at QB like Prescott, who would immediately turn the Seahawks into a Super Bowl contender.
Dak Prescott Would Be Set Up Nicely In Seattle
With all due respect to Geno Smith and the feel-good story he’s been in Seattle, he’s also not a top-10 quarterback like Prescott. So if the Seahawks had the opportunity to land No. 4, they would have to pursue it.
If Prescott theoretically joined the Seahawks, he’d have a top-tier supporting last led by the dynamic receiving trio of DK Metcalf, Tyler Lockett and Jaxon Smith-Njigba and a potent rushing duo in Kenneth Walker III and Zach Charbonnet.
The Seahawks would unquestionably emerge as a top threat in the NFC with Prescott on their roster. And of course, the cap space would be there to hand the man a seven-figure payday that they refused to give Russell Wilson.
