Rumor: Mortensen: Witten to retire **merged**

[DFWJC]

11 time Pro-Bowler.
That's insane

 

[LittleD]

ET at 50 - then trade back in for TE

Nope...we are getting younger by the second. No more old guys panning for the rockin' chair and looking
for a final payday.

 

[Teague31]

Cap implications??

 

[Clove]

Loved 82, but your time, just like all greats, is up.

 

[Cowboy-33]

Wow. Team leader leaving his team in the dust. Go chase the $

Give me a break.

 

[KJJ]

Witten along with Staubach and Aikman flanking Goodell yesterday should have been a tip-off this might happen.

 

[GenoT]

I love it.

I just wish he would've told us earlier so we could've signed Tyler Eifert.

Guessing the prestigious MNF job just now became a real offer?

Otherwise, he probably wouldn’t retire at this time if he was only fielding inquiries for average color-man gigs.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

I actually wished that this news would not have broke right now. Would have been better had it not. Nobody was really looking for us to take a TE. Now, anybody who needs one knows we might be thinking TE as well. That's a bummer.

 

[nightrain]

Cap implications??

$4.7M+ dead hit

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

Gonna bring up the Witten news next on Talkin Cowboys...
http://www.dallascowboys.com/video/2017/02/08/live-cowboys-break

 

[panchucko]

Yes. They lose about 1.3 million in cap space if they were to keep his rights while on the retirement list. They could go the Romo route and designate him a June 1st cut to save $2.2 million. Would have been nice to know this prior to the restructure.

It’s a business. It was said a month ago that he interviewed. He doesn’t owe the cowboys anything just like the cowboys didn’t owe Dez a chance at free agency

 

[crashintonickdm]

It is time

See you in canton big wit

 

[Joe Realist]

Dallas Goedert

Sign a guy named Dallas. Why not

 

[ElGatoGrande]

Uh, he couldn't have made this decision before the draft?

or at least let the Cowboys draft one before announcing to everyone we're in the market!

 

[CaliStar68]

***..........***.........***........Oh man if they follow history it will be another 5 to 8 years until they find another worthy TE if that. YOU were a BEAST Jason thanks for being class act and see you in Canton!!!! FOREVER A COWBOY!!!

 

[Aviano90]

Did he hate the 1st round pick?

 

[Risen Star]

Stunning. I mean, I get it. The dude's body has taken a toll the last few years. But man, he's one of those guys who you think will never retire.

LOL

 

[Texas_Pete]

How does this affect our cap?

 

[Jipper]

might be my favorite player of all time....so thankful he was ours, good luck big guy, you earned every right to walk away and i am so glad you wore the star.

 

[mickswag]

Why is this being called a rumor? I don't understand.