{"id":821819,"date":"2026-05-25T21:37:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T21:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/821819\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T21:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T21:37:15","slug":"these-are-the-largest-contracts-on-dallas-cowboys-roster-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/821819\/","title":{"rendered":"These are the largest contracts on Dallas Cowboys&#8217; roster in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In recent years, the team has been tasked with offering new contracts to its top players. Some standouts (Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb) have earned new lucrative deals, while others (Micah Parsons) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/cowboys\/2025\/08\/28\/micah-parsons-trade-cowboys-packers\/\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">had to get their money elsewhere.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This year, the chatter was focused on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/topic\/george-pickens\/\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">wide receiver George Pickens. <\/a>Instead of negotiating a long-term deal with Pickens, the Cowboys opted to have the receiver play under the franchise tag for 2026. Based on the value of his franchise tag, where would Pickens&#8217; deal rank among the largest contracts on Dallas&#8217; roster? Let&#8217;s break it down below with some help from <a href=\"https:\/\/overthecap.com\/contracts\/dallas-cowboys\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">overthecap.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>1. QB Dak Prescott<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current total contract value:<\/strong> $240 million<\/p>\n<p><strong>2026 salary cap number:<\/strong> $43.5 million<\/p>\n<p>2. WR CeeDee Lamb<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current total contract value:<\/strong> $136 million<\/p>\n<p><strong>2026 salary cap number:<\/strong> $19.6 million<\/p>\n<p>3. DL Quinnen Williams<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current total contract value:<\/strong> $96 million<\/p>\n<p><strong>2026 salary cap number:<\/strong> $21.6 million<\/p>\n<p>4. OL Tyler Smith<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current total contract value:<\/strong> $96 million<\/p>\n<p><strong>2026 salary cap number:<\/strong> $10.3 million<\/p>\n<p>5. CB DaRon Bland<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current total contract value:<\/strong> $90 million<\/p>\n<p><strong>2026 salary cap number:<\/strong> $17 million<\/p>\n<p>6. DL Kenny Clark<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current total contract value:<\/strong> $64 million<\/p>\n<p><strong>2026 salary cap number:<\/strong> $12.7 million<\/p>\n<p>7. TE Jake Ferguson<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current total contract value:<\/strong> $50 million<\/p>\n<p><strong>2026 salary cap number:<\/strong> $10.4 million<\/p>\n<p>8. S Jalen Thompson<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current total contract value:<\/strong> $33 million<\/p>\n<p><strong>2026 salary cap number:<\/strong> $4.6 million<\/p>\n<p>9. OT Terence Steele<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current total contract value:<\/strong> $33 million<\/p>\n<p><strong>2026 salary cap number:<\/strong> $8.7 million<\/p>\n<p>10. EDGE Rashan Gary<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current total contract value:<\/strong> $32 million<\/p>\n<p><strong>2026 salary cap number:<\/strong> $5.7 million<\/p>\n<p>Pickens will play under a franchise-tag designation that will pay him $27.3 million in 2026. That&#8217;s the second-highest cap number on the roster behind Prescott&#8217;s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In recent years, the team has been tasked with offering new contracts to its top players. 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