Gary b- The Cowboys have until March 9th to place a franchise tag on Prescott, either the exclusive or non-exclusive. It would be against league rules to even attempt to work out a deal with another team prior to March 15th, the beginning of the legal tampering period. Furthermore, funds don’t become available to finalize agreed upon deals until March 17th. The non-exclusive tag simply grants Dak the right to have discussions with other teams BEGINNING March 15th. It essentially grants him limited free agent status with the Cowboys having right of first refusal.

Cowboys fan- I don’t know where you got your information, but you are just plain WRONG. The only way we are affected by having placed the exclusive tag last year is that we don’t get the reduced pay rate afforded by the non-exclusive in a first tag year. Rules call for a minimum 20% pay increase from the prior year, same as the exclusive, bringing us right back to the $37.7M. Secondly, cool it with the name calling. When you have to resort to that it always means you’ve lost your argument because you don’t know what you’re talking about.