Dak 'confident' about signing extension with Cowboys

Quarterback Dak Prescott is optimistic about signing a contract extension with the Dallas Cowboys this offseason and believes that owner and general manager Jerry Jones will get it done.

"I'm definitely confident, obviously it helps the team and it's important for the numbers," he said Monday, according to the Dallas Morning News' Calvin Watkins. "I've heard Jerry say that. This is a process, both sides understand that. Everything is great. It will happen."

The 31-year-old Prescott is entering the final season of a four-year, $160-million extension signed in 2021. The star passer is set to account for a whopping $59.4-million cap hit in 2024.

Dallas is currently $10 million over the cap and looking to free up some space to keep the core of its roster intact. The Cowboys are eyeing new deals for CeeDee Lamb and Micah Parsons.

Prescott is coming off the heels of one of his most impressive campaigns since he was drafted by Dallas in 2016. The former Mississippi State standout threw for a league-leading 36 touchdowns and added 4,516 yards last season en route to his third career Pro Bowl nod.

However, the Cowboys have struggled to make a lengthy postseason run during his tenure. The latest setback was a stunning defeat to the Green Bay Packers in the wild-card round.

"What I'm encouraged by is that, by all accounts, and everybody around him, including him, believe that he's going to be better and is getting better," Jones said at the NFL combine last week.