{"id":31602,"date":"2025-03-08T09:16:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T09:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=31602"},"modified":"2025-03-08T09:16:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T09:16:25","slug":"breaking-the-cowboys-have-freed-up-an-additional-36-6-million-in-cap-space-by-adjusting-dak-prescotts-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=31602","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : The Cowboys have freed up an additional $36.6 million in cap space by adjusting Dak Prescott\u2019s contract"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The\u00a0D<\/a>allas Cowboys\u00a0made\u00a0Dak Prescott\u00a0the highest-paid quarterback in NFL history last year, but he\u2019s not going into next season under the same terms.<\/p>\n

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According to ESPN, the QB no longer has the highest salary cap number in the league as the Cowboys have restructured his deal to create $36.6 million in cap space.<\/p>\n

The outlet cites a source who told them the team\u00a0converted $45.75 million of the player\u2019s base salary\u00a0into a signing bonus, which in turn reduces his cap figure from $89.89 million to $53.29 million.<\/p>\n

Dallas has fashioned $56.6 million in cap space over the past two days as they have also restructured\u00a0CeeDee Lamb\u2019s deal.<\/p>\n