Cowboys’ Dak Prescott Files Lawsuit After Allegedly Facing $100M Extortion Plot

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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott filed a lawsuit in Collin County, Texas, and alleged a woman attempted to extort $100 million from him.

Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News relayed Monday that Prescott’s lawsuit accused a woman of making a false sexual-assault allegation against him stemming from a 2017 incident.

Prescott’s lawyer, Levi McCathern, released a statement:

“Mr. Prescott—a new father to a baby girl—has great empathy for survivors of sexual assault. He fervently believes that all perpetrators of such crimes should be punished to the fullest extent of the law. To be clear, Mr. Prescott has never engaged in any nonconsensual, sexual conduct with anyone. Lies hurt. Especially, malicious lies. We will not allow the Defendant and her legal team to profit from this attempt to extort millions from Mr. Prescott.”

According to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, a lawyer sent Prescott a letter in January that alleged the quarterback sexually assaulted a woman in 2017. The letter also sought a settlement for a potential claim.

The letter said she “has had to live with this pain and trauma for seven years” and that “it affected her relationship with her fiancé and her everyday existence so much that she had to attend therapy and counseling and will require future therapy and counseling. She has suffered mental anguish that is unimaginable dealing with the trauma of being a sexual assault of victim.”

The letter also sought $100 million in damages “to forego pursuing criminal charges, along with disclosing this information to the public.”

As for Prescott’s lawsuit, Florio noted it “included claims for defamation and slander, defamation per se, civil extortion/duress, business disparagement, tortious interference with current and/or prospective business relations, civil conspiracy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.”

McCathern said Prescott reported the situation to authorities and “will continue to cooperate fully in their investigation.”

The quarterback will also donate any money from the lawsuit to the “Joyful Heart Foundation, whose vision is a world free of sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse or another like-minded organization.”

Prescott has spent his entire career on the Cowboys since they selected him with a fourth-round draft pick in 2016.

According to Spotrac, he has made $162.3 million in career earnings through the 2023 campaign.