Dak Prescott has high expectations for his seventh season with the Dallas Cowboys.

"It will be the golden birthday," said Prescott, who turned 29 on Friday. "I plan for this to be the golden year."

Mike McCarthy, who coached two Super Bowl-winning quarterback in Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers, believes Prescott has the traits to win it all.

"This is Dak Prescott's offense and I think you see him taking ownership of that because at the end of the day, defense wins championships, but the Super Bowl is won by the quarterback. If you look at it statistically, that's my opinion," McCarthy said.

"That's how I view the journey and the vision of how you prepare your team and what your team needs to look like. And I think he's a guy that emulates exactly what you're looking for, because he's always looking to improve in all the areas."

Prescott has one playoff victory in six seasons as the Cowboys' starter.

Ezekiel Elliott doesn't feel any pressure over his future with the Dallas Cowboys.

The running back's contract doesn't have any guaranteed money on it past this season.

"I think it is a big season, but I think you can't look too far down the road," Elliott said. "I think if I focus on every day, if I focus on having a good day of camp, if I focus on taking it week by week, I think everything will handle itself. And I don't think there's really a reason to look that far down the road. I think if I handle my business every day, then I'll be in a pretty good situation at the end of the season."

Elliott's $12.4 million base salary is fully guaranteed as part of the $90 million extension he signed in 2019.

The Cowboys have an easier path financially to move on from him in 2023 because there is no more guaranteed money in his contract. He is set to make $10.9 million in 2023.

Sean Payton could return to the NFL to coach in 2023, according to a report.

The report lists the Los Angeles Chargers, Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins as possible destinations.

Von Miller says he would have taken less money to sign with the Dallas Cowboys in free agency.

The Texas native landed a six-year, $120 million deal with the Buffalo Bills.

According to a report, the Cowboys offered a contract in the five-year, $70 million range. Miller says if the offer was closer to Buffalo's, he would have picked Dallas.

"I told them I was ready to come to the Cowboys," Miller told Dan Pompei of The Athletic. "I would have taken less to go to Dallas because it's Dallas. But I wouldn't take that much less."