Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott was caught up in a wild trade rumor on Wednesday with weeks to go before the NFL Draft.
Cleveland-based sports broadcaster Bruce Drennan put the rumor out into the atmosphere when he said on his show that the Cleveland Browns were negotiating a trade for the veteran quarterback.
“Get ready for this one,” he said on his show. “I got a pretty darn good source within the Browns’ organization — a couple. I heard, since our last show, that part of the reason why Myles Garrett was so willing to sign this extension — yeah, money, money, money — the Browns are negotiating as we speak with the Dallas Cowboys for a trade for Dak Prescott.”
Drennan added that Browns cornerback Greg Newsome II and draft picks would be a part of the deal.
Social media quickly buzzed about the deal, but the money didn’t appear to add up on the surface.
The Browns have just over $18 million in cap space left for 2025, according to Over the Cap.
Prescott’s cap hit for the 2025 season is $52.9 million this season alone, according to Spotrac. He will have a cap hit of $76.5 million in 2026 and around $70 million in 2027. Unless the Cowboys were willing to eat some of that money after they agreed to a four-year, $240 million extension with him last season, the trade may not match up in either team’s favor.
Additionally, Prescott is one of the few players who has a full no-trade clause.
Yahoo Sports reported later there was no trade in the works and there have been no trade talks around Prescott.