The Dallas Cowboys will not franchise tag Dak Prescott today...

FRISCO, Texas – At long last, the circled dates on the calendar are starting to pop up. Tuesday marks the first truly important date on the NFL's 2021 calendar and the next step in the ongoing Dak Prescott saga that surrounds the Cowboys – the opening of the franchise tag window. Feb. 23 is the first date that NFL clubs can place their league-appointed tags, the franchise tag and transition tag, on their impending free agents. Front offices across the league have two weeks to make these decisions, which puts the deadline to use a tag on March 9, exactly two weeks from today. It sounds awfully dramatic, but it really isn't. Prescott is the top available free agent quarterback in the NFL, which means he's the top available free agent in the league. If he and the Cowboys can't come to an agreement on a contract extension by March 9, he will be franchise tagged for a second consecutive season. Now, there could be a question about which tag they opt to use. NFL rules allow teams to use both an exclusive and non-exclusive franchise tag. The exclusive tag prevents the player in question from communicating with any other team, essentially locking him into another year of service. The non-exclusive tag allows the player to negotiate with other teams. If Prescott were to be given the non-exclusive tag and reach a deal with another club, the Cowboys would have the power to match the deal, or they'd receive two first-round draft picks as compensation for losing him. Obviously, the importance of the quarterback position is such that the Cowboys will very likely use the exclusive tag, guaranteeing that Prescott can't play for anyone but them in 2021. They used the exclusive tag last year, and team owner/general manager Jerry Jones made it clear how he felt about letting Prescott walk away. "I am not, in any way, going to not have his rights, for one minute," Jones said at the 2020 NFL Combine. With all that in mind, the reality is clear: Prescott will either be locked in to a long-term contract extension by March 9, or he will be franchise tagged again – likely the exclusive tag, to the tune of $37.7 million. The drama comes in with that first part. With two weeks until they need to use the tag, will there be any movement on contract talks that don't seem to have seen much progress since last July? The early indication is that there will be. The Cowboys are reportedly eager to get a deal done before they must use the franchise tag, and they appear to be very confident in Prescott's recovery from the ankle injury that ended his 2020 season. https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/what-the-franchise-tag-deadline-means-for-dak https://fantofannetwork.com/the-dallas-cowboys-will-not-franchise-tag-dak-prescott-today/ This channel (((Law Nation))) primarily consists of NFL Film Session + Breakdown and Reviews of complete NFL Games and Quick Film Sessions. Plus, other sports talk and information around the world. Join Membership Here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4CWCCF4_yxNFcnO5rvUbjQ/join |||||Help Grow The Nation||||| ☕️ Paypal: https://www.Paypal.Me/LawNation (Donate Here!) 💲💳 https://Cash.Me/$LawsNation https://streamlabs.com/lawnation/merch Be a patron for Law Nation and support more videos like this! https://www.patreon.com/LawNation ***************************** Follow FTFN on twitch here: http://twitch.tv/ftfn Subscribe And Like On All Social Media Accounts Follow Me on Facebook https://Facebook.com/LawsNation Follow Me on Twitter https://twitter.com/LawsNation Follow Me on Instagram https://www.Instagram.com/LawsNation Follow Me on Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/LawsNation Follow Me on Anchor https://Anchor.fm/LawsNation Follow Me on Tumblr https://LawNation.tumblr.com/ Follow Me on YouNow https://www.YouNow.com/LawNation Follow Me on DailyMotion https://www.dailymotion.com/LawNation For business inquiries: LawsNation@Gmail.com (Business inquiries only. All others will be ignored.) ***My Equipment*** https://amzn.to/2t8nTtL Lenovo Idea Centre 510 All-in-One Desktop 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, Instrumentals : EpidemicSound | https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/0lp2di/ *Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS* And remember you're listening to nothing but the best!!