Getty ImagesWell, at least one of the Texas teams is taking care of its 2013 first-round draft pick.
With the Texans refusing to negotiate with receiver DeAndre Hopkins, the Cowboys have negotiated to completion a deal with center Travis Frederick, per multiple reports.
According to Drew Davison of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, it’s a six-year, $56.4 million extension, making Frederick the highest-paid center in the NFL. If it’s truly an “extension,” it puts Frederick under contract for eight years, through 2023.
Frederick was the 31st pick in the 2013 draft, taken four spots after Hopkins. Frederick has started all 48 regular-season games of his career.
Solid Move..
Dude is really smart, great player. And they “reached” for him in the first round.
Fredrick is a card carrying stud.
Market will be more later, good job.
Is he a quarterback?
Offsides machine.
When Dallas drafted him, like a lot of others, we were all scratching our heads, but Frederick gets the last laugh. He’s not only been solid, but probably one of the best centers in the league. Hats off to him.
As already mentioned by other posters, this was a good move. Frederick has everything you want in an elite younger center. Strong, smart, always keeps his cool. Kudos to him and his future.
Why can’t all teams do this for the star players they want to keep?
2nd best Center in his own division
Weston Richburg will be the best C in football in 2016
Zac Martin, c’mon down……. you’re next up.
Nobody’s heard of him.
Him combined with Tyron Smith for the future, plus locking up others, Cowboys spending money on their own finally
nfl players shouldnt be paid
Best center in football, deserving of such contract. Hope he continues to get better.
Half of you guys haven’t heard of him because you don’t follow the NFC East, of the NFL all together.
I thought he was a solid pickup. Build your lines through the draft.
I’m not a DAL fan by all means, WASH…..but a great draft pick.
You have to love when ANY team makes a good choice, it makes the league all the more better.
this was the best news of the day as a cowboys fan, until i saw Dak and Jamiel in the preseason game tonight. still awesome to have the beard on board for the foreseeable future.
Interesting how Jerry pays Fredrick, Romo and Witten without any problems but makes Dez sing for his and Demarco and Ware has to go elsewhere to get theirs…something aint right
Best center in the NFL gets paid accordingly.
Even a broken clock can tell the correct time twice a day.
Even Jerry Jones couldn’t mess this one up.
I thought he was a reach, but the Jaguars would have taken him and washed their hands of Alex Mack more swoftly.
He’s the best center in the game currently.
The Cowboys obsession with their offensive line is hurting their glaring needs on defense.
shaggytoodle says:
Aug 14, 2016 12:53 AM
Even Jerry Jones couldn’t mess this one up.
Right… and I’m sure you were one of the hundreds of keyboard G.M.s who laughed when every national pundit said it was a reach for him even at the 31st pick because they all had a 3rd round grade on him….. don’t believe me.. look it up
This team easily looks like a 6-10 team. Poor Elliot has been cursed by Skelator Jones.
Never have been, Never will be America’s team.
dallasdominates says:
Aug 14, 2016 12:02 PM
shaggytoodle says:
Aug 14, 2016 12:53 AM
Even Jerry Jones couldn’t mess this one up.
Right… and I’m sure you were one of the hundreds of keyboard G.M.s who laughed when every national pundit said it was a reach for him even at the 31st pick because they all had a 3rd round grade on him….. don’t believe me.. look it up
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You couldn’t be more wrong, I watched the guy play at Wisconsin week in and week out. He did very well, and was a 1st Team All American. While Jones is one of the worst GMs in the league, trading back and getting and extra pick was smart.
Those same national pundits also said R. Wilson would have issues seeing over his Oline when trying to play QB in the NFL, yet they ignored that not only does UW traditionally have one of the larger lines in College each year, but many of them expected to be drafted to the NFL because of their size and ability that year.
I won’t pretend like I put a big board together and rank each players, I do happen to watch a lot of Badgers football I felt Frederick was deserving of a late 1st pick, and Russell Wilson was too.