Where Else Would He Possibly Go?

I was asked to take a look at 31 other places for Dak Prescott to go play in 2025.

Having done this sort of thing – covering the Dallas Cowboys and their top players since about 1998 – for a very long time has seldom presented a new twist on an old problem.

But this one might be that one.

The old problem is that one of your most important players needs a contract. We then presume that the team has every motivation to keep the player and to sign him for as little as possible, thus allowing for others to be signed around him. The player knows his career is short and his demand is high elsewhere, so he wants to sign for as much as possible and only uses the “elsewhere” part to present leverage for the team to get this show on the road before both sides run short on patience.

We have done all of this 100 times, and maybe it is 1,000. This is the same dance for generations of athletes and franchises.

The new twist, however, is starting to change how this is all being perceived.

This is not completely fresh ground as I have had it pitched to me about a dozen times since the bizarre and fiery playoff crash that ended the 2023 Cowboys playoff run before it even got started.

But now, it appears to be gaining momentum. In short, it is the following question:

What if Dak Prescott is trying to get out of here?