Dak Prescott targeting Russell Wilson’s AAV mark

Dak Prescott has threatened Antonio Brown‘s grip on NFL news cycles over the past few days, and now that the Raiders receiver’s helmet mania is winding down, the Cowboys quarterback’s contract negotiations may be the NFL’s top mid-August talking point. Momentum does not appear to be building toward a Prescott extension, and the Monday report of a $40M-AAV goal may not be too far off. Prescott is targeting Russell Wilson‘s $35M-per-year deal, Charles Robinson of Yahoo.com tweets. While another Monday report indicated Prescott absolutely is not eyeing a market-altering, $40M-AAV accord, Robinson adds that other teams have heard the $40M target rumor during this process as well. While Prescott is aiming higher than 2016 draft classmate Carson Wentz, likely because of the $32M/year deal Wentz signed, the Cowboys’ negotiations also played into the Eagles’ negotiations. Leery of a monster Prescott deal forcing them to up their Wentz price, the Eagles moved quickly to get their quarterback signed earlier this summe

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