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Ya because they had the 5th year option to play with if they needed to. So Wentz took 30m signing bonus and a small salary, better than the approx 20m his 5th year option would have brought him. Cowboys have no such luxury with Dak. With the kind of deal Dak is reportedly asking for 35-40m per season (and who knows how much guaranteed money) the Cowboys can't afford an 8-10m cap hit the 1st season, if they do then the cap hits by the 3rd year will be ridiculous and depending on the amount of guaranteed money they would have a hard time getting out of the deal if they wanted to. At best Dak will have a 15m cap hit for 2020 on any deal he signs probably closer to 20 and that's only if he signs a deal if they tag him his cap hit is going to be approx 32m for 2020
Fifth-year option does not control first-year spending. Dallas sets up its contracts to be heavier the second and third years so that it can do automatic restructures if needed. What matters to the player is the guaranteed money. It doesn't matter if it comes in a signing bonus or base or roster bonuses, as long as it is guaranteed from the start. We're probably talking about $70 million in total guarantees, which Wentz almost got ($66 million) and Wilson got.
The contract can easily be set up like Philly's because the guarantee is all that matters. Players don't really care what that first year really looks like.