He’s nearly recovered from Guillain-Barre and his offseason shoulder surgery, but The Athletic has learned Frederick also had surgery for a hernia. But I do feel confident in my ability to be at the point where I am, and I’m excited that I get to do all the regular things that everybody else is doing.”įrederick’s health is more complex than originally thought. “I wouldn’t say it’s an awesome feeling to be back where I am because I don’t know where I am, and I won’t know until August. I’m very cautious and realistic along the way,” Frederick said.

It’s a sharp contrast from last September, when he could barely lift his arm over his shoulder due to Guillain-Barre syndrome.Īfter months of rehab, medications and learning about his illness, there’s now an expectation Frederick will return for Week 1 of the season. Travis Frederick is lifting weights, hitting baseballs and running around. But one thing is clear from the early conversations: Prescott will not take a team-friendly deal. So all we have to do is wait on something to happen at some point this summer. For now, there don’t appear any issues between the Cowboys and Prescott’s agent Todd France. He ended the impasse between the organization and Lawrence by personally calling the defensive end. Stephen Jones has always been on point when it comes to contracts. Compare that to last season, when just one team spent at least $30 million (San Francisco) on the position and six teams dropped between $25 million and $30 million. Eight more will commit between $25 million and $30 million, with four others shelling out between $20 million to $25 million. According to Over The Cap, five teams will spend at least $30 million on quarterback position in 2019. Quarterback salaries will only continue to climb. Prescott has leverage in these contract talks and should take advantage of it. New York and Philadelphia will keep a close eye on what the Cowboys will pay Prescott this summer. The first two quarterbacks taken in the 2016 draft, Carson Wentz (Eagles) and Jared Goff (Rams) will enter the final year of their rookie contracts in 2020. Cousins had leverage as an unrestricted free agent, but Prescott is younger and has a better track record of winning.

Is Cousins better than Prescott? If you believe that, expect Prescott to perhaps receive $80 million guaranteed just to start the conversation. Kirk Cousins inked a fully-guaranteed $84 million deal last year with Minnesota. Last month, Seattle’s Russell Wilson, whom Prescott outplayed and defeated in the postseason, signed a four-year contract extension worth $140 million, $107 million of which was guaranteed. Of course, Stephen Jones sees the quarterback landscape change every year with huge sums of money being devoted to the position. Just don’t expect him to take a lower dollar amount than he can reasonably get. Anything in the ballpark of that nine-figure number is remarkable considering he’s from the ‘sticks’ – what old people call the deep country of Louisiana – and never entered a season as the primary starter at Mississippi State. Prescott has the right mindset that he’s going to receive life-changing money. But as far as the numbers are concerned, my focus is on the locker room, and that will all take care of itself.” “So it’s just a blessing to be able to be in this position. “It’s all generational money, life-changing money,” Prescott said. These are mind-boggling numbers for a fourth-round quarterback who was an afterthought when training camp opened in 2016. Prescott will get roughly $70 million guaranteed just to start, and his total compensation should reach between $120 million and $130 million. The $65 million in guarantees defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence received this year is going to get surpassed. He’s expected to get the richest contract in franchise history, and soon. Now we’ve got to go get the job done as an organization, which means winning Super Bowls and doing great things on the field.” What they give up a little bit in their contract, they should be able to invest in being a Cowboy and making our teams better.

If we can put Super Bowl rings on these guys, then they’ll be legends around this area for many, many, many years to come. You look at the TV booths, and you look at what these players do off the field. “But it is my job and Jerry’s job, so they will understand why we’re negotiating hard to make the very best deal we can, because the money, if we can talk them into not maxing out – doing well, but not maxed – then that allows us to have other good football players around them. All Rights Reserved.“ It’s not their job to manage the cap, I understand that,” Stephen Jones said.

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