THE FUSE

Rayne Dakota Prescott was born on July 29, 1993, in Sulphur, Louisiana, the youngest of six children raised by Peggy and Nathaniel Prescott in a household that did not have much. His mother died of colon cancer in November 2013, during his freshman year at Mississippi State. He went on to become a fourth-round NFL Draft pick in 2016, started for the Dallas Cowboys from his rookie season and in September 2024 signed a four-year, $240 million extension that made him the highest-paid quarterback in NFL history at signing. By 2028, when that contract expires, his total NFL career earnings will exceed $436 million.