Just A Bulldog Minute: How Dak Prescott's Career Aligns with Tony Romo

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00:00 Now that former Mississippi State quarterback and current Dallas Cowboys

00:04 quarterback Dak Prescott has finished the 2023 season with his name in MVP

00:10 conversation, his career is starting to align with the story of the play caller

00:16 before him, Tony Romo. Prescott took over as starting quarterback in 2016 after

00:22 Romo suffered a preseason back injury. The history of the two quarterbacks has

00:27 become incredibly similar. Romo was an undrafted free agent and Prescott was a

00:32 fourth round pick. Since playing for the Cowboys, both have been selected for

00:37 multiple Pro Bowls and set team records. These underdog characteristics have led

00:42 them to be household names for the Cowboys. Romo left the team at a 2-4

00:48 playoff record while Prescott is carrying the team at 2-5. The big

00:53 question for what Prescott's future holds lies in his contract. Jerry Jones

00:59 has two options for Prescott's contract in the future. He could either extend the

01:04 contract which would put Prescott among the highest paid quarterbacks in the

01:08 NFL or he could play out Prescott's final year knowing they could not use a

01:13 franchise tag on him in 2025. The Cowboys had a similar dilemma with Romo in 2013.

01:21 Romo signed a six-year extension taking him through 2019 at a hundred and eight

01:26 million dollars. Prescott has the opportunity to take the Cowboys to

01:31 another level next season if he is able to get the momentum from the regular

01:36 season to the postseason playoffs.