Stash
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I get that the contract wasn't a good one for the team, but that's not a reason to hate on the guy.
And I don't think anyone "hates on the guy", they hate on the poor return on investment, not the person.
Plus, people overstate how much he really got paid. He got 5/$45 with $17MM guaranteed. That's a lot, but it's not ridiculous. For example the two "elite" salaries closest to him at his position go to Jerry Hughes (BUF) and Derek Wolfe (DEN).
And the Cowboys immediately doubled down on the bad contract by reworking it and getting locked in. And now, Crawford will see most, if not all of that $45 million without ever having been a top player, or even having carved out a true role for himself.
Again, not all his fault, but not untrue either.