This Dak Prescott shirt

This Dak Prescott shirt

s the Cowboys learned from their games played without Prescott in 2020, he's not just incredibly valuable, but essential. Prescott was on pace to break the all-time single-season passing record before breaking his ankle in Week 5, and the Cowboys' offense suffered drastically as a result, going from a unit that was scoring 32.6 points per game with Prescott to 21.1 without him, and underscoring Prescott's importance to the franchise's chances of success.

Every skilled position player statistically suffered from the loss of Prescott, who had reset the mark for the most passing yards in the first four games of a season in the Super Bowl era with 1,690. Dallas' offense was the only thing keeping it competitive, and once the Cowboys lost Prescott, their ship capsized.

The Cowboys announced Monday night that Prescott and the club have agreed to terms on a new deal. Terms have not been disclosed; further information and details will be released at a formal press announcement on Wednesday, the club said in a press release. According to multiple reports, it's a four-year deal worth at least $160 million that includes over $120 million guaranteed.

Both sides have agreed to terms before Tuesday's tentative NFL deadline to place a second straight franchise tag for Prescott. This year's one-year tag for quarterbacks is worth $37.7 million. While the full details aren't yet known, a new multi-year deal will conceivably help the Cowboys spread out the money and reduce the 2021 salary cap hit, creating more room to operate in free agency when the new league year begins next week.