Hours before opening the NFL season with a game against the Cleveland Browns, the Dallas Cowboys reportedly signed quarterback Dak Prescott to a four-year contract extension for a record $240 million, making him a Highest paid in league history. Prescott and the Cowboys spent the offseason negotiating a long-term contract and only reached an agreement 90 minutes before the regular season began. According to ESPN, Prescott’s new contract includes $231 million in guaranteed money and will make him the first player to receive an average of $60 million a year.

Prescott was the MVP runner-up last season after leading the NFL with a career-best 35 touchdown passes. But the 31-year-old’s playoff record fell to 2-5 when he threw a pick-six as part of a first-half collapse for Dallas in a 48-32 wild-card loss at home to Green Bay leaving this franchise stunned from owner Jerry Jones on down. Dallas entered the offseason with contract questions surrounding its star quarterback But the coaching situation remains open, with McCarthy entering his fifth year as the team’s head coach as a visiting lame duck.