Dak Prescott is now the highest-paid quarterback in NFL history based on average annual value, fresh off a four-year contract extension worth $240 million. And there’s only one thing the Dallas Cowboys signal-caller can do to hold up his “end of the deal,” Prescott told ESPN on Sunday: Win a Super Bowl .
“It’s my only motivation,” Prescott said, per Todd Archer. “Hold up my part of this deal. Just deliver that. That’s my motivation. … That is what is at the forefront of my mind. Not the money. It’s about holding up my end of the deal. And I want to do it here.”
All offseason, Prescott and Cowboys owner Jerry Jones took turns giving mixed signals about their long-term partnership, only to agree on a deal including a record $230 million in guaranteed money hours before Dallas’ season-opening road game against the Cleveland Browns . Jones, meanwhile, has a similar measuring stick for the ultimate success of the lucrative new contract.
“This was the thing to do for what we’re here for, and that is to win a championship,” Jones said, per ESPN. “I know our fans know that. I’m surprised that anyone would think that anything short of — they might disagree with the decision — but anything short of a commitment is just not the case with me.”