July 27, 2024
The Philadelphia Eagles had a walkthrough on Friday with no media access, and no other obviously notable team news emerged on the day, so let's take a quick peek around at what is going on at the camps for the Cowboys, Giants, and Commanders.
The Cowboys have three star players ripe for contract extensions in Prescott, Parsons, and Lamb. None have gotten new deals yet.
During a press conference in April, Jerry Jones said that he wanted to "see more cards played" before doing new deals with his star players, via ProFootballTalk.
“We’d like to see more leaves fall,” Jones said when asked about waiting to do a new deal with Prescott. “We’d like to see more action. It’s called option quarterback. I’ve spent my life [playing] option quarterback. I want to see some more cards played.”
Well, some cards did indeed get played at quarterback...
• The Lions' Jared Goff got a new deal worth $53 million per season.
• The Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence got a new deal worth $55 million per season.
• The Dolphins' Tua Tagovailoa got a new deal worth $55 million per season.
• The Packers' Jordan Love got a new deal worth $55 million per season.
Prescott is scheduled to count for a little over $55 million on the 2024 cap, and if he walks in free agency next March, he'll count for a little over $40 million on the Cowboys' 2025 cap in dead money. Prescott's representation negotiated a clause in his current contract that does not allow the Cowboys to franchise tag him, so that is not an option. As such he has more leverage than any of the quarterbacks above, and he is also arguably a better player than any of them.
Prescott has stated repeatedly that he wants to be in Dallas, but he has also publicly been open that if it doesn't work out he could embrace moving on.
Interesting moment from #Cowboys Dak Prescott . He grinned and stopped, then said: "I'm gonna say it. I want to be here, but when you look [it] up, all the other great quarterbacks that I watched played for other teams [than their first team]. ... That's not something to fear."
— Charles Robinson (@CharlesRobinson) July 25, 2024
Meanwhile, Lamb is scheduled to play the 2024 season on his fifth-year option. His price tag may have gone up after Justin Jefferson signed a four-year, $140 million deal ($35 million/season). Both Lamb and Jefferson have been in the league for four years: A comparison of their career stats:
• Justin Jefferson: 392 catches, 5899 yards (15.0 YPC), 30 TDs.
• CeeDee Lamb: 395 catches, 5145 yards (13.0 YPC), 32 TDs.
Jefferson is the better player, But Lamb's representation has a pretty strong argument that Lamb's numbers aren't that much worse than Jefferson's. Lamb has more receptions and TDs. The only real difference is that Jefferson is averaging 2 more yards per catch. Lamb also led the NFL in 2023 with 135 catches and he finished second in yards to Tyreek Hill with 1749.
Lamb is holding out from Cowboys camp. He wants to be the league's highest paid non-quarterback, per Stephen Jones.
Cowboys EVP Stephen Jones says WR CeeDee Lamb wants to be the highest paid non-quarterback in the NFL. That suggests he’s seeking to surpass Justin Jefferson at $35 million annually. pic.twitter.com/uEQcKYEk5f
— Ed Werder (@WerderEdESPN) July 25, 2024
Parsons has shown up to camp and is playing. He's seemingly content, for now.
Cowboys DE/LB Micah Parsons: “I want to be here my whole life. I plan on building a house here and being in Dallas forever. I love the city. I love the community.
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) July 26, 2024
“The contract stuff will always take care of itself. Winning games is what I need to take care of.” pic.twitter.com/IjCBWnJx5N
But probably not for too long.
After tearing an ACL during the 2023 season, Jones was not certain to be ready for the start of 2024 training camp. But he's there!
No one within 15 yards & Daniel Jones just misses Wan’Dale Robinson pic.twitter.com/h1IcT9RSlF
— Bobby Skinner (@BobbySkinner_) July 26, 2024
Jones' ACL is likely to affect his running ability, which has been one of the rare dangerous parts of his game over his career.
Personally, Daniels was my favorite quarterback in the 2024 class, and by most accounts he is immediately impressing in Commanders training camp. His running ability is obvious, but he's also a polished, accurate passer.
Jayden Daniels… 🎯🎯🎯 pic.twitter.com/m1e9bWwiIo
— Zac (@DCzWall) July 26, 2024
I don't want to make too much of a guy throwing a ball into a net, but every clip I see of this dude he just looks like a cool, confident player.
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