Who’s the Cowboys’ highest-paid player? What are their biggest contracts on the books? Here’s what you need to know about Dallas’s salary cap spending in 2023.
I have something to state for the record, and you can either love it, hate it, or refuse to sleep again until you’ve killed it with fire: The Dallas Cowboys have already won.
Sure, they haven’t notched a Super Bowl championship since the 1995 NFL season, but is any team in global sports effectively guaranteed to remain in the headlines regardless of their on-field performances quite like Jerry Jones’ bunch? Their ability to command so much of the zeitgeist means that we shouldn’t be surprised to learn that the Boys are, for instance, the single most profitable sports team on earth.
It’s easy to get lost in the sauce as it relates to merch sales, sponsorships, and other portfolio flexes like Legends Hospitality, Complexity Gaming, and an endless list of sold-out concerts and special events at AT&T Stadium — but what about the approach to spending on the team’s roster itself? Do these investments do justice to the grandiose, 1-of-1 nature of the brand, or are we looking at something else entirely?
That got us exploring just what team’s biggest salaries on the books really are for 2023, as well as their largest contractsoverall.
Below, Boardroom has all your Cowboys salary cap particulars for the current NFL season. Check it out.
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FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys have restructured the contract of nine-time Pro Bowl right guard Zack Martin, freeing up cap space in 2024 and in 2025. The move frees up close to $13 million of cap space in 2024 which puts Dallas under the $255.4 million salary cap ahead of the start of free agency next Wednesday.
The Cowboys currently own seven picks in the 2024 NFL Draft. They have four original selections and two compensatory selections. In 2024, the only round the team currently does not have a selection in is the fourth.
Lamb is presently set to make $17.991 million on his fifth-year option in 2024. The 25 year old is scheduled to be unrestricted free agent after the 2024 season, and is now due for a HUGE payday from the Cowboys or via free agency.
How much will Dak Prescott earn in 2024? According to Spotrac, Dak Prescott is set to earn a base salary of $29 million and a restructure bonus of $5 million in 2024. This will result in a cap hit of $55.455 million and a dead cap value of $66.915 million for the Dallas Cowboys payroll.
March 18 - Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott restructured his contract to lower his nearly $60 million salary cap figure for 2024 and create $4 million for Dallas under the cap, according to multiple reports.
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Dak Prescott signed a 4 year, $160,000,000 contract with the Dallas Cowboys, including a $66,000,000 signing bonus, $126,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $40,000,000.
His deal for 2023 to 2024 guaranteed him an average annual salary of nine million dollars. Jason Kelce has career NFL salary earnings of over 80 million dollars in his 11 years with the Eagles. Between 2022 and 2023 he had an average annual salary of 14,250,000 dollars, the biggest contract of his career.
Tyler Smith (born April 3, 2001) is an American football offensive guard for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tulsa and was selected by the Cowboys in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft.
The New England Patriots have the most cap space before 2024 NFL free agency, at $101,771,054. They are followed by the Washington Commanders, at $91,542,471 and the Chicago Bears at $78,677,957.
1. Still in the red. Despite the salary cap increase to a record $255.4 million, the Cowboys are still in the red. Dallas remains $8.1 million over the cap figure, according to the website overthecap.com.
This is different from other sports leagues like the NBA because it is a hard cap, leaving no room for flexibility. The cap is set to $255.4 million this year, and no team may exceed that number. It was implemented as a way for the league to control spending on player salaries and limit financial risks.
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