Dallas Cowboys star Dak Prescott insists he doesn’t feel any added pressure after becoming the highest-paid player in NFL history.
Prescott on Sunday agreed terms on a $240million, four-year extension with $231m guaranteed.
Hours later, the quarterback completed 19 of 32 passes for 179 yards and a touchdown to help the Cowboys to an opening-weekend 33-17 win at the Cleveland Browns.
Prescott’s new deal will inevitably attract attention but the 31-year-old says he is not fazed by external pressure.
He said: “I put the most pressure on myself. Simple as that.
“I’m not happy with my performance today and that’s what motivates me. That’s what pushes me. You try to be – and I say try – you try to be bummed about it in the locker room, but you know it’s a win on the road, which is good for the team and then you got teammates telling you it was a hell of a day for you.
“I put the most pressure on myself. Nobody’s a bigger critic than I am personally, and I expect greatness out of myself with my standards, my expectations and the same for this team.
“So there’s no added pressure.”
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Prescott targets Super Bowl
Prescott maintained throughout the contract negotiations that it was not simply about money. He wants to win a Super Bowl with the Cowboys.
“It’s my only motivation,” Prescott said.
“Hold up my part of this deal. Just deliver that. That’s my motivation. Right now it’s about celebrating this win tonight. Hell of a win with these guys, excited for this plane ride back with them, but then turning the page tomorrow, getting on to the Saints and taking it one game at a time.
“That is what is at the forefront of my mind. Not the money. It’s about holding up my end of the deal. And I want to do it here.”
