Patriots: Dak Prescott injury actually puts NE in danger of losing Cam Newton to Cowboys

Cowboys QB Dak Prescott’s gruesome injury actually puts the Patriots in danger of losing Cam Newton to Dallas.

Did anybody else get chills watching the NFL community– including  players, coaches, analysts and fans — rally around Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott on social media after he suffered a gruesome ankle injury in Week 5? Watching him in tears, which were clearly driven by the fact that he wouldn’t be out there with his teammates for the rest of the season and not the pain of his injury, was the epitome of gut-wrenching.

Seeing any player suffer an injury as serious as that is obviously never ideal, but the fact that Prescott suffered it without having the financial security of a long-term contract made it all the more difficult to stomach.

While most sensible football fans know that Prescott deserves a lucrative extension, the Cowboys insisted on lowballing him throughout the negotiation process this offseason, which resulted in him signing a one-year franchise tag. It would be absolutely heartless of them to kick him to the curb following his rehab, but the injury has only fueled more speculation about the two-time Pro Bowler’s future with the franchise.

Well, if Dallas ends up at least weighing its options at quarterback, it could actually put the Patriots in danger of losing Cam Newton to free agency next offseason.

You see why we are so adamant in wanting the Patriots to sign Newton to an extension as soon as possible? There’s simply no telling when new attractive teams, who were (seemingly) previously set on their quarterback, could enter the sweepstakes.

Assuming that the Cowboys’ offensive line comes back fully healthy next season, would you really fault Newton for wanting to sign with them over the Patriots? Not only is their rushing attack more dynamic, but Dallas’ passing game weapons are vastly superior to those of the Patriots, who still have one of the weakest wide receiving corps in the league.

As much as Newton is loving his time with the Patriots, he has every right to look at alternative options if general manager Bill Belichick isn’t going to pay him what he deserves. Assuming the Cowboys don’t automatically retain Prescott — we know better than to believe the claims of their front office — they could emerge as a real threat to sign Newton once he hits the open market.

Again, the likelihood of this happening is extremely minuscule, but the Patriots could promptly terminate those chances by getting Newton signed to an extension. Or did they not see how much of a disaster Brian Hoyer and Jarrett Stidham were against Kansas City while he was shelved on the COVID-19 reserve list last week?

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