yeah.... you do understand that that's how contracts work right? each year (after the first two) offered the same outs allowing for easily moving on or restructuring in years 3, 4 and 5. As I said. I'll assume you looked that up on spotrac and don't understand what you're reading. 2022 is only highlighted because the contract as it was no longer exists after he was traded to cleveland and they restructured it.
"Cooper was due to be a free agent in 2020 when he signed the deal. This contract was as simple length-wise as the rest of the deal is. The contract was for five years, and Cooper has played out two of those five so far. Therefore, he has three years remaining on the deal and is due to be a free agent in 2025.
However, the structure the Cowboys put in place gave them potential outs at every stage after the first two years. In essence, this contract was a two-year deal worth $40 million, with team options for $20 million a year in every subsequent year."
again, I don't care about right or wrong, what they did, what you think of what they did. I would like to see amari and lamb heading into the playoffs. a lot of people would. and given their desperate attempts at replacing him recently I'd wager they would too.