On Monday, the Dallas Cowboys elected to not give Dak Prescott his long-term deal and place a franchise tag on him instead. Prescott will make $31.5 million in 2020-21 under the tag
He wasn’t the only big offensive player the team had to deal with. There is also money coming to WR Amari Cooper as well.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Network dropped the news on Monday that the team wouldn’t have deal in place for him before the tampering window officially opens today.
Cooper has previously said that he wants to be “a Dallas Cowboy for life.”
“I love being a Dallas Cowboy,” Cooper said. “I think about it almost every day. Just the aura of being a Dallas Cowboy, you can’t beat it. I want to be a Dallas Cowboy for life.”
Cooper, who played out the final year of his four-year, $22.7 million contract, appeared in all 16 games for the Cowboys and caught 79 passes for 1,189 yards receiving and eight touchdowns.