<p class="ingestion featured-caption">Dak Prescott is the highest-paid player in NFL history.Nick Cammett/Stringer/Getty Images</p><ul class="summary-list"><li>Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott signed a four-year contract extension worth $240 million.</li><li>With the deal, Prescott is the highest-paid player in NFL history.</li></ul><p>Hours before the <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/top-10-most-valuable-nfl-football-teams-include-dallas-cowboys-2024-9">Dallas Cowboys</a> took the field in Cleveland on Sunday, quarterback Dak Prescott signed the largest contract in NFL history: a four-year deal worth $240 million.</p><p>Prescott's extension comes after a series of high-profile paydays in the NFL, with quarterbacks like <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/detroit-nfl-draft-bankruptcy-mayor-mike-duggan-jared-goff-2024-3">Jared Goff</a>, <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tua-tagovailoa-net-worth-miami-dolphins-qb-money-spending-2023-10">Tua Tagovailoa</a>, and Joe Burrow all reaching for the top spot in the offseason.</p><p>As the season officially kicks into full gear, here's a breakdown of the 10 highest-paid players in the league, based on the average annual value (AAV) of their current NFL contracts.</p>