News: PFT: Dez Bryant gets five years, $70 million from Cowboys

[Nightman]

From what we heard so far

5/70m 45m guaranteed 20m signing bonus

........................base.............pro-rate............cap hit
2015................3m..................4m.....................7m........
2016................9m..................4m....................13m.......2016-17 base salaries will guarantee March 2016
2017...............13m.................4m....................17m..
2018...............12.5m..............4m....................16.5m..
2019...............12.5m..............4m....................16.5m

there are also guarantee offsets in case of arrest, suspension or missed time

 

[DallasCowboys2080]

how u all feel about this contract next to Megatrons?

 

[big dog cowboy]

 

[DallasCowboys2080]

is Dez contract more guranteed money than Megatrons?

 

[Nightman]

After a restructure in 2017 with 2 voidable years added(2020-21)

........................base.............pro-rate............cap hit...............dead
2015................3m..................4m.............,........7m.................23m
2016................9m..................4m.....................13m................38m
2017...............1m............. ....6.4m...................7.4m..............25m
2018...............12.5m..............6.4m..................18.9m............17.6m.
2019...............12.5m..............6.4m..................18.9m............11.2m
2020...............14m.................2.4m...................16.4m............4.8m
2021...............14m.................2.4m...................16.4m............2.4m

 

[cheftjpeck]

Looks like Dez is ready to celebrate his contract as a cohost with meekMill at some after party this Friday at Park Ave .Dallas .. Let's hope he doesn't do anything silly and just has some clean and innocent fun

 

[JoeyBoy718]

How is this not obvious collusion (or whatever it's called)? Dez and Demaryius sign identical contracts within minutes of each other.

 

[Zekeats]

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Left handed people never do the right thing.......I should know.

 

[Bluefin]

From what we heard so far

5/70m 45m guaranteed 20m signing bonus

........................base.............pro-rate............cap hit
2015................3m..................4m.....................7m........
2016................9m..................4m....................13m.......2016-17 base salaries will guarantee March 2016
2017...............13m.................4m....................17m.

I've read that the 2016 base salary ($9M) is already fully guaranteed and the 2017 base salary ($13M) will become fully guaranteed if Dez Bryant is on the roster the fifth day of the '16 league year (which is a virtual certainty).

It will be interesting to see if the team opts to restructure Dez's deal next year or the year after, they can add legit extra years to the contract or use voidable option years to spread out future signing bonus prorations.

Or will they leave the deal as is and avoid pushing forward any more guaranteed money?

 

[skinsscalper]

is Dez contract more guranteed money than Megatrons?

Yes. Megatron is guaranteed 43.5 and Dez is guaranteed 45.

 

[DallasCowboys2080]

Yes. Megatron is guaranteed 43.5 and Dez is guaranteed 45.

thanks. does this matter more then the total contract amount? why?

 

[CCBoy]

thanks. does this matter more then the total contract amount? why?

A touch more guaranteed money than Thomas as well...top of the bunch right now.

 

[dallasfan4lizife]

Cowboys got taken on this contract. 65% of a 5 year contract is fully guaranteed

 

[CCBoy]

Cowboys got taken on this contract. 65% of a 5 year contract is fully guaranteed

 

[dallasdave]

Go Cowboys !!!!

 

[guag]

Sorry, but if you look at her and don't see Jerry Jones and still think she is hot. Well, more power to you.

Cowboys got taken on this contract. 65% of a 5 year contract is fully guaranteed

Except it's not, at least half of it isn't guaranteed until March 2016. So if something happens between now and then (and we're forced to part ways for whatever reason), we'd be off the hook for $20-something mil of his "guarantees" if I understand correctly.

 

[Boyz981]

Cowboys got taken on this contract. 65% of a 5 year contract is fully guaranteed

 

[big dog cowboy]

Cowboys got taken on this contract. 65% of a 5 year contract is fully guaranteed

 

[Rogah]

From what we heard so far

5/70m 45m guaranteed 20m signing bonus

........................base.............pro-rate............cap hit
2015................3m..................4m.....................7m........
2016................9m..................4m....................13m.......2016-17 base salaries will guarantee March 2016
2017...............13m.................4m....................17m..
2018...............12.5m..............4m....................16.5m..
2019...............12.5m..............4m....................16.5m

there are also guarantee offsets in case of arrest, suspension or missed time

Are the any guarantees offset against the inevitable holdout threats before the 2018 season when $12.5 million non guaranteed for that year ($25 million non guaranteed remaining on the deal) won't look like so much to a 29 year old Dez?

 

[Rogah]

Cowboys got taken on this contract. 65% of a 5 year contract is fully guaranteed

Cowboys got taken?? Are you serious??

The only thing I don't like about this contract from the team standpoint is that it is so team-friendly that I have little doubt we are going to go through all this nonsense again in 2 or 3 years. I'll worry about it then and celebrate today, but man you have to salute the Joneses.

 

[DFWJC]

Wrong by Schef again.
No numbers at all discussed with Roc Nation according to both Jones.