India, Aug. 30 -- The Dallas Cowboys' real motivation behind the Micah Parsons trade could be replacing Dak Prescott. The Athletic's Jeff Howe wrote on Friday that with four first-rounders in the next two drafts, Jerry Jones and co could actually get in a quality quarterback, a potential successor to Prescott, who turned 32 in July.

"With four first-rounders in the next two drafts, the Cowboys can get very aggressive to target Dak Prescott's heir - if they're so inclined," Howe wrote.

Prescott is currently the NFL's highest-paid quarterback at $60 million per year. The Cowboys restructured his contract earlier this year to create a $36.6 million in salary cap. His $45.75 million base salary was turned into a signing bonus, which dropped...