Dak Prescott "Doesn't Play For Money," May Play Football For Free Next Year? | Pat McAfee Reacts

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[@tjsimpson6292]

Didn't he say a few years ago, that 34 million wasn't enough to feed his family?

[@mylittlepitbull3143]

To be fair, the price of groceries is expensive.

[@RJCE420]

🤣​@@mylittlepitbull3143

[@maskedman5657]

​@@mylittlepitbull3143 😂

[@CrazyRaiderRad]

​@@mylittlepitbull3143lmao

[@allenschneider2139]

He also said “I don’t play for money” after his rookie contract expired and look at the contract he held out for. If you don’t play for money, take a freaking pay cut and allow your team to improve!

[@alexanderednie1205]

He’s not playing for championships

[@HondaRiderX17]

Maybe if he leaves the cowboys

[@rbailey1737]

Maybe as a backup

[@Storm-uo3wr]

​@@rbailey1737what team Herbert, Lawrence Cousins and Allen should be back ups on ?

[@dilloncrain9111]

That's for certain lol

[@JMAN112378]

Remember how he says that 40 million is not enough money to provide for his family? I’m calling bs on Dak

[@Tinystrom]

It’s a lot harder to say that again after the playoff performance at home last year I figure

[@UnknownSource08]

It was 33 million and that’s a Masonic number.

[@Austin.Kilgore]

Lol he had more leverage then… the guy is just playing the game and I don’t blame him

[@yes.2144]

Everybody wants a big bank account. Can’t blame him. He still sucks. Cowboys still suck.

[@KONEIL1775]

When did he say that?

[@JustSomeGuy009]

And that's why people hate athletes like Dak. What a 🤡

[@Storm-uo3wr]

His first 4 seasons 2 playoff games 2 probowls ROY 97 TDs 36 Ints 21 running TDs and 40-24 record while making 500k what was Herbert Allen Cousins Carr doing in there first 4 seasons and how much 💰 did they make ? You sound like a 🤡

[@samuelfaria8522]

He said a few years ago that 30m a year wasn’t enough to take care of his family. Now all of the sudden he does not play for money 😂😂😂

[@bradleyalthaus]

he said that like this year

[@jakebarrett2339]

Show me where dak said 30 m wasn't enough to take care of his family?

[@bradleyalthaus]

@@jakebarrett2339 its on the internet tbf

[@derrickdeal2374]

Doesn’t have to anymore goofy

[@saucy1020]

@@jakebarrett2339literally just look it up and it will pop up immediately :D

[@jessiehernandez5231]

yeah I’d play free too if I had 7 years of game checks, endorsements and constant ad revenue from TV commercials being aired.

[@TheeUnknown420]

Nah frl

[@derrickdeal2374]

Or if you were good enough.

[@GalactiCadet]

@@derrickdeal2374nobody plays for free bc "they're good enough" 💀 that was a dumb thing to say. Some of the best players get the most money..

[@dowhatiwantc7637]

Always get more money you know that or you a dip

[@Austin.Kilgore]

@@GalactiCadet Yeah all that is true but I think his point was he doesn’t have the ability to play in NFL even if he was doing it for “free”…. but it’s a completely pointless statement though. Because yeah, no sh*t… and what’s your (his) point? People like him seem to think you can’t talk about professional sports unless you’re capable of being a professional athlete. Lol it’s utterly ridiculous

[@innerspace56]

LOL "Jared Goff hasn't won with the Detroit Lions" Best season since 1957 but we are still out here tryin to disrespect this dude. Wild.

[@ssawert]

Yeah he was way off base with that comment. Think he's low key still butt hurt Dan didn't come on his show last year before the final game of the season against the Packers

[@Rowsy91]

Yeah, and if that was his entire career resume, that one run last year, fine. But dude also won a SB with the Rams CRAZY to paint him as anything but a winner

[@Lovey_18]

⁠@@Rowsy91Goff did not win a Super Bowl

[@Rowsy91]

@@Lovey_18 you’re right my bad meant make one

[@BarryFitzgerald-x7i]

He meant he hasn’t won a Super Bowl

[@JevonSwallow]

What should a QB that has won one playoff game in 6+ years get paid? Probably not as much as Dak makes right now, and he’s looking for a raise

[@jakelonghorn9852]

Maybe 12 mil and that’s if he constantly plays good and atleast gets us in playsoffs, deff not 25mil and up 😅😅😅😅 I’d take chances with a fresh nfl drafted qb every yr or even a ufl qb at that point…. Jerry is so delusional 😅

[@jenoluis]

Really Matt Stafford got the truck backed up to him with one winning season 😅😅😅😅 ... He was the highest paid player the league while leading the league in interceptions....

[@hightide7662]

I don’t play football for money but I also won’t play football unless I’m the most over paid qb in the league

[@AndroidMessi10.]

Dak needs to realize it isn't april fools day when he said that

[@erikarellano01]

out of all them this was the worst comment I’ve seen 1/10

[@KONEIL1775]

He said he wants what the market says he should get. Ya'll fall for anything these talking heads say 🤣 Not to mention the optics of a bunch White people saying a (albeit half) Black man should work for free or take less than he's worth. Not a good look, Ya'll.

[@jpg49]

He doesn’t play for championships either so what does he play for??

[@andrewcobb3919]

🤣🤣

[@Rowsy91]

the giggles

[@lottielane8601]

Skittles?

[@leetraviusmckay314]

Jerry Jones "we'll go as far as Dak takes us" 😂

[@SunniMerlot]

Daks not a superbowl qb but the market says he has to be paid

[@DaneOrschlovsky]

Besides that statement being completely facetious, the NFLPA would never allow that to happen.

[@utmastuh]

Correct, the team has to offer veteran minimum at least. Also his agent would feel screwed and probably drop him. His statement is probably taken out of context.

[@DaneOrschlovsky]

@@utmastuh I think his statement was more hyperbolic than anything else, just doing a little bit of sly negotiating by reiterating his commitment to the team and playing the hero. He would literally be forced to retire before the NFLPA allowed him to play for free 🤣

[@Desertrebel48]

​@@DaneOrschlovskyI think it was as fake as the person dak prescott

[@themacaronichronicles717]

"Doesn't play for the money" is crazy when he held out for a bigger contract for years before the one he's on now lmao

[@JayRGewing]

Except that never happened. The Jones's decided against paying him early, tagged him after allowing his rookie deal to run out, then signed the presently expiring deal. Zero holding out, APY of $20..3M over his 8 years in Dallas...public info.

[@mattcrazy7070]

Clearly he don’t play to win playoff games either

[@chris2004mvp]

That chain around his neck tells a different story

[@blakeharrison3972]

I love AJ dude 😂

[@archer5331]

he still my favorite long haired Packers linebacker of all time, even though Clay Matthews came in and had better hair, and talent.

[@danielray5109]

Cowboys will never win a SB with Dak. They need to walk away from him.

[@outerdimension7276]

I have no clue what are these guys on, "I don't play for money" is always a terrible answer. You could play for a lot of money, for a little money, but you play for money. I really dislike the BS, you don't have to.

[@tylerevans5551]

That wasn't smart of him to say.

[@kialljacobs8331]

Who cares? If he wanna say it, let him. He ain't hurting anyone but himself

[@tylerevans5551]

@kialljacobs8331 I don't think anyone cares 🤡. It was still a bad buisness decision.

[@qaxcgyujm]

His agent spit out his coffee watching that interview

[@PatriccSellapound372]

This dude dak just be saying anything 😂😂😂 you don’t play to win so you definitely play for money

[@thomasmcmurtray9613]

I was always taught not to count someone elses money. Just let this man play the game, and lets just judge him on the field.

[@NinersFanMan]

Correct - let's judge him on the field where his team loses almost every game of any significance. Dak is fine, but not as great as he's hyped up to be.

[@Rowsy91]

dude should get all the money he can just shouldnt be a dumbass saying he doesnt care about money while holding out for the absolute possible lol Both things are 100% fine. Cannot do both

[@Schwizzzz]

When you say stupid stuff in public you should get ridiculed lol

[@KMSDerpitz]

This man is 2-5 in playoffs with one of the most stacked teams in football I might add.

[@tooslowbum5921]

Cowboys would be smart to move on from him and draft a new QB dak isn't that guy you will never win a superbowl with him

[@salineaddict9850]

Cowboys won’t win a Super Bowl til Jerry sells the team or dies.

[@tooslowbum5921]

@@salineaddict9850 might be true but they definitely won't with dak he plays his worst in playoffs during regular season he beats up on bad teams and against top tier teams he dissappears

[@Brandon_093]

​@tooslowbum5921 they need a good running and run that offense like they did in 2016. That's the only chance the have.

[@tooslowbum5921]

@@Brandon_093 yea but I still have no faith in dak I don't think he is good

[@Brandon_093]

@tooslowbum5921 oh I agree. The best year they had when he was qb was 2016, and that's the year they ran the ball 35 times a game with zeke and he made minimal throws

[@Blueredgreen123]

For the cowboys to be as stacked as they are and never go anywhere with that team is crazyyyv

[@Potluckization]

If he doesn’t play for money, donate all of it to the people of Hawaii to rebuild. Or to those in Ohio with medical bills from the chemical spills. The government sure as hell forgot about them, we the people shouldn’t

[@andrewlankes]

Dak was bad in that playoff game, and the entire squad was bad. They all fell on their face. Including Dak.

[@bradleyalthaus]

nice russel wilson impersonation dak. can't wait to see this team give up on you in the second half of this act.

[@stillatwork]

Brock Purdy is the only QB who "doesn't play for money", he would like to but he currently plays for NFL equivalent of minimum wage

[@kennethlauer4735]

Time to start looking for a new QB. Dak, you're not that guy, pal

[@bornandraisedintexas]

Dallas Cowboys got a quarterback they traded for Trey Lance

[@BigBoss69420]

Imagine Prescott trying to spit game

[@werst9]

Gonna be really funny when he takes another top value contract and then they lose 1st round again cause they couldn't afford other players.

[@damianwoodley7970]

Playing for free would justify his performance

[@Relayer6a]

Maybe Dak should focus on getting himself better rather than "helping these guys out"? Whenever he faces a top defense he plays horribly. Not just has to work at it, but plays horrendously.

[@snwbrdbum14]

Why does Dak sound exactly like Riley and Jonsey being interviewed after a hockey game? 😅

[@derickclark9004]

Dude literally got a 100k necklace around his neck saying that lol

[@JTConlon407]

That 7-11 QB dishin out 7-11 discounts

[@besteffortint]

“34 Million can’t feed my family” to “I don’t play for money” Bro PICK A LANE

[@XoMetro]

he never said 34 M can’t feed his family-drop your source 🤡

[@LuigiL75]

We are all going to find out what kind of a QB Dak is this year…Time only tells truths! 😊

[@tacotacotington3638]

Not one person hearing Dak actually believes him. He has played terrible. He did absolutely nothing on his rookie contract with a top 5 WR, top 3 RB, top 10 defense, and top 7 O line. Now that he’s being paid, it’s just getting worse by year.

[@rootbeer506]

Cowboys shouldn't pay him. They gave him 100 million and it got them a single playoff win? Dude needs top talent around him.

[@benmecha01]

i knew this was going to be hilarious the second i saw the quote

[@nikes365]

AJ LMFAOOO 7:03

[@NealOfTaylor44]

😂😂😂 caught that low key here we gooo

[@NinersFanMan]

Most overhyped QB and team in the league... every single year.

[@MeiA-h9r]

Dak like the Tobias Harris of the NFL😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@LS-pv4dh]

Eagles fan, Sixers fan....all phila fan. And Dallas still stinks...fr. Ain't nobody in the world as soft as Long Island Toby.

[@Rowsy91]

idk about all that haha Dak is still a good qb, just maybe not really a great one. Harris had like 2 years of even good and they were a while ago

[@jos8333]

4 year, 216 million

[@user-xl4tp5ef1w]

That's 54 million a year there's no way Dak Prescott is worth that much money

[@martinphillips7886]

Bet he get it

[@qaxcgyujm]

​@@user-xl4tp5ef1wbut that's the market so it's gonna have to be that much 🤷

[@joshuaineichen4303]

Nope

[@jerrylance4932]

4 year 220 now or 4 year 240 next year. BET

[@xdferocious6016]

Jerry Jones: worst contract negotiator/creator of all time. Not even close.

[@binks7831]

Dak is going to get paid elite QB money, but is a middle of the pack QB.

[@Joe-yf1ff]

Dude has to answer this question 5 times a day and there are only so many ways to say “I’m not freaking out over the contract situation”. Making a headline over literally nothing

[@greenswamponion7330]

BREAKING: Cowboys QB Dak Prescott signs a 4 year 200million dollar contract extension

[@ShaunHensley]

People acting like his salary comes out of their pockets

[@qaxcgyujm]

It hurts the cap which hurts the structure of the roster the front office could put together and last I checked the fans are the ones buying the merchandise, tickets and enticing these networks to spend billions on broadcasting rights so ya fans actually are paying these salaries because the cap goes up based on league revenue.. I'm not a Cowboys fan but it's easy to understand why a fanbase wouldn't want to pay a QB like Dak top of market money..

[@ShaunHensley]

@@qaxcgyujm Oh, I understand having an opinion and expressing it rationally. But look through these comments😂

[@charleshessproductions]

His agent must be goin crazy rn

[@joshbimthedoctor]

For the sake of everyone, we don't need the cowboys to win a Superbowl. The fans are already the worst

[@hellac6]

Just when I thought he couldn’t get any more unlikable 😂

[@michaelfetter4541]

I always find it funny when folks say "well Tom Brady took less..." like he didn't have a supermodel wife making 4 times what he did so he could afford to not take the most.

[@Q_Sertorius]

And getting paid under the table through side-hustles.

[@middleagedgamers7750]

well endorsements for a top QB also bring in a ton. Not to mention a private company in the new england area was paying Brady a few million a year to just give a speech or 2 to them.

[@FabKoj-rf5kj]

He is nothing more than a black Kirk cousin and Alex Smith!! Nothing special not enough to impact or change the game!!

[@Itsmoetown]

“Frenchman”😂😂😂😂

[@daredevilseyes7493]

Reports say that Dak wants something between $55-$60 mil a year in his new contract. He's already getting $56 mil this year because of the cap hit. If he can't win at $56 mil, why sign him to the same number when you know he can't win at. Time to take a hit next year and move on

[@bourbontrail565]

Dak cost Dallas 40 million in 2025 and 14 million in 2026 even if he doesn’t play. JJ . Knows Business

[@nflclipzking7167]

Let him go

[@Mr.J.Ortiz.]

For his sake he needs to take less to keep his job and to win he needs good team around him that money can be used.

[@denzel1832]

""I don't plat for money" He says, as he wears a chain that probably costed him 10s of thousands of dollars

[@chitalian22]

“I don’t play for money…I wanna get paid for what I’m worth.” lol ok Dak

[@thecarter8700]

He actin like Donovan Mcnabb right now Gotta trade dude off my dynasty team now 🤣😭😭😭

[@ragingstream144]

Let's see he doesn't play for money or super bowls so what does he play for? 1:07

[@johnlawson1167]

I think Dallas wants to run it back one last year, probably convinced Jerry to keep everything the same. If they fail to advance through the playoffs again that entire team is getting blown up.

[@robertwigton2282]

Guy wearing diamond chain doesn’t play for money

[@judithoberpaul509]

How does he pay for these and other chains?

[@yes.2144]

It’s easy to say you’d give it up when you know damn well it ain’t happening. 🙄

[@Intellectmatters2304]

Go for the vet minimum and get a superstar WR if you don’t care about the money 😂😂😂

[@goodolarchie]

Playing for free (the minimum) so that your team can be more competitive would taint your success, even if you were successful. People would say "It's easy to win when you don't have to pay your QB"

[@wrstgen2k242]

At this point it’s been too long might as well 😂

[@charleshessproductions]

Eh still gotta deliver. See 07 patriots

[@charleshessproductions]

And speaking of patriots no one says that even tho Brady took paychecks

[@jimai808]

I mean if you literally play for the minimum then sure. But brady always took paycuts and everyone calls him the goat.

[@derrickevans1758]

No matter how anybody feels about the guy.... He gets 90 mil over the next 2 years. Signed or not

[@Bulgarian89]

He’s playing for as many championships as Tony Romo 🤓

[@chrisedwards5447]

Well…… we all know that’s a god damn lie

[@MikeeJoness956]

DONT PAY DAK

[@NinersFanMan]

It won't matter anyway. The Cowboys aren't winning anything with Jerry running the team...

[@dougmiyamoto3109]

He just flushed years of goodwill with the fans down the toilet. Or at least he just did with me.

[@jakelonghorn9852]

He don’t play for championships either 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@ST0NE_206]

4 year, $160,000,000 deal

[@wickedsickfunkyfreshroller2037]

He’s worth more than that. People hate on Dak so much but he’s way better than all these goofballs people rave about. Such as Tua, Lamar, Lawrence, Goff. The list goes on and on.

[@jzam3220]

No chance he’s better than Goff or Lamar

[@simoncohen9323]

Goff yes Lamar maybe not but franchise QB always gets the highest price when the contract up doesn't matter who better ​@@jzam3220

[@Brandon_093]

No he is not 😂​@wickedsickfunkyfreshroller2037

[@wickedsickfunkyfreshroller2037]

His TD to interception ratio over the past 3 years is better than both Goff and Lamar and he has more total passing yards than either of them in that time.

[@jawsh5628]

The recipe for Superbowls in the NFL is underpaying your star QB. That's what the Pats did for 20 years

[@bigtaco956]

Who cares about a bowl, pay me!! lol

[@demolitionsexpert]

The Cowboys are going to offer him Purdys contract and said that is what and superbowl level contract

[@bluejwalker]

Dak plays to pad stats and lose the important games.

[@Big-tj4cr]

Don’t practice with bling on and the way you never cared about money lol You held out last time 😂

[@jeanfourcade]

So, Dak is ready to play for free, and Jerry is seeing his cap suddenly free up 40 mil a year, is that it?

[@KirbyWainwright77]

Says that guy that makes $35 million a year…what a joke

[@josephmchugh1029]

Dak would be perfect fit for Atlanta Falcons

[@theturnerfamilyttf3857]

Okay buddy week 1 we’ll see who’s about that championship and money 🤎🧡🦴🐾🐶

[@anthonygambitta6220]

Yeah right Dak, would you play for $50,000 a year? I don't buy that, why didn't he become an Accountant or teacher?

[@SharpeCorner]

I wouldn't mind pay I year free to chase a ring but the line up must be stack

[@KONEIL1775]

Russell Wilson is still getting like $39 million from the Broncos this year on top of the $1.2 million he's getting from the Steelers.. And he played like garbage last year. Dak was 2nd Team All-Pro and MVP Runner Up, and led the league in passing touchdowns. No comparison.

[@md.mohaiminulislam9618]

I dont mind players asking for money. It's the owners that are the problem. Either pay or trade the guy. And they really need to get franchise tag removed in the next cba, it's outrageous something like this is allowed.

[@eugenepaolella1270]

All of them are over paid it's getting ridiculous and there going to start losing fan's if they keep this crap up

[@judithoberpaul509]

As much as I like this sport, playing poker for money is just annoying, especially in public with crazy statements and announcements like I don't play for money... If he gets it, then I want it too and more. It's a game of poker in which everyone wants to win. But that's the issue outside of the season, without it all the media and fans would be drowning in boredom.

[@stefanharris659]

Dak is a less genuine Russell Wilson 😂😂😂

[@SKeegs]

Yet, held out for bigger $$.😂

[@kamdenkinney3493]

Dak Prescott the Drake of the NFL???

[@kevindukes8185]

This dude is not worth 20 million a year

[@RandyTroutman]

Well Goff Made it to the superbowl with one team then a NFC championship game with the Lions plus 3x pro bowler so how can you say anything negative about goff and or his contract?

[@Robtsunami]

Take all the money you can Dak!

[@tonyg3644]

Dak was being too honest or too modest, but at the very least what he said is rhetorical. People act like they would do anything for free.