Sanders has been linked as Prescott’s replacement

Dak Prescott‘s brother has dismissed claims that the Dallas Cowboys should replace the quarterback with Shedeur Sanders, as Prescott continues to push for a major pay rise from Jerry Jones at the AT&T Stadium.

Jones, the owner of the organization, is attempting to juggle his finances to be able to afford all of Prescott, Ceedee Lamb and Micah Parsons but it seems as though the exceptional offensive trio will be broken up by 2025, as things stand.

So, if the QB is the first to go in favor of keeping the wide receiver and linebacker, Sanders is tipped to replace him out of the Colorado Buffaloes‘ program, where he is tutored by his father, Deion.

The 22-year-old recorded 3230 passing yards, 27 touchdowns, three interceptions and 69.1% accuracy in an impressive 2023, despite being sacked a record amount of times as the Buffaloes finished .333, but Tad Prescott doesn’t agree he’s a good fit.

“Tuck my thing is,” Tad Prescott wrote to X.com, formerly Twitter, responding to a journalist. “IF this is Dak’s last year in Dallas, and Cowboy fans want Shedeur, does he fall into the late 20’s or later [draft pick].

“Dak and the boys make the playoffs, so any replacement is a late round pick. Or am I tripping?”

Why could the Cowboys pick Sanders over Prescott?

Prescott’s discontentment with the Cowboys’ salary is publicly that he’s had a kid and wants to secure his family’s future but behind closed doors, it’s reportedly because of Jordan Love’s massive pay rise with the Green Bay Packers.

Love, aged 25, is now on a $220,000,000 deal over four years after inspiring the Packers to an NFC Wild Card win over Prescott’s Cowboys before they narrowly lost to the San Francisco 49ers in the next round.

This is something Sanders will not be interested in due to his age and lack of proven NFL credit behind him, making him a considerably cheaper option than Prescott’s current demands and according to an NFC scout, it’s an option in Jones’ mind.

“You better believe that Jerry has it in the back of his mind what the benefits of a young and cheap QB could be for that team if they crash and burn again in the playoffs,” a scout told ESPN. “Imagine a home-state kid whose dad not only played for your franchise but was a highly successful player.

“And Shedeur is the type of player that’d embrace the star on the side of his helmet.”