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Current Cap Space
At the moment, without figuring in the future contracts of Dak Prescott, Amari Cooper, and possibly Byron Jones and Robert Quinn, the Dallas Cowboys have $77 million in cap space heading into the 2020 offseason. That number ranks fifth in the NFL behind only the Miami Dolphins, Indianapolis Colts, Buffalo Bills, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
That’s a huge number and one that the Dallas Cowboys can work with to get their impending free agents under contract, find some new starters, and add some quality depth.
Dead Money
As InsideTheStar.com Senior Writer Jess Haynie wrote in his piece, the Dallas Cowboys are in a really good position where dead money is concerned. Dead money represents the amount of guaranteed money still owed on a contract for a player that was released or traded.
In 2020, the Cowboys will owe just under $2 million in dead money from a combination of the Taco Charlton, Mike Jackson, and Mike White contracts. That $2 million pales in comparison to the numbers they carried after Tony Romo retired and Dez Bryant was released. The Dallas Cowboys are one of just 16 teams in the NFL to carry $2 million or less in dead money toward the 2020 cap.
Salary Adjustments
Getting players on an existing contract to take a pay reduction isn’t something that happens very often. The Cowboys were able to talk Brandon Carr into a pay cut a few years back and there were rumors that Dez Bryant was willing to take a reduction to stay with the team, but the Cowboys opted to move on. Generally, players are asked to take a pay cut or get released and inevitably, the player refuses and released.
It has already been reported that Defensive Lineman Tyrone Crawford is willing to take a pay cut in order to stay with the only NFL team he’s known. Crawford, who is set to make $9.1 million is also a popular “cap casualty” option as the Cowboys could save $8 million if they were to release him this offseason.
Though a reduction may not provide the same cap savings as an outright release might, the benefit for the Cowboys is that they can still have the player on the roster. Tyrone Crawford is unlikely to be a 10 sack guy for the Cowboys in the future, but his flexibility and leadership are valuable commodities. Especially for a defensive coordinator like Mike Nolan who wants to use multiple fronts. Crawford can play as both a 3-4 and 4-3 defensive end as well as a 4-3 3-technique defensive tackle for the Cowboys.
If they’re able to save $4 or $5 million on his 2020 contract, I’d be all for bringing him back. For reference, Randall Cobb cost the Cowboys $5 million in 2019. So a contract reduction for Crawford could potentially mean bringing back Randall Cobb or signing his replacement.
https://insidethestar.com/deep-dive-into-the-dallas-cowboys-2020-salary-cap/
At the moment, without figuring in the future contracts of Dak Prescott, Amari Cooper, and possibly Byron Jones and Robert Quinn, the Dallas Cowboys have $77 million in cap space heading into the 2020 offseason. That number ranks fifth in the NFL behind only the Miami Dolphins, Indianapolis Colts, Buffalo Bills, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
That’s a huge number and one that the Dallas Cowboys can work with to get their impending free agents under contract, find some new starters, and add some quality depth.
Dead Money
As InsideTheStar.com Senior Writer Jess Haynie wrote in his piece, the Dallas Cowboys are in a really good position where dead money is concerned. Dead money represents the amount of guaranteed money still owed on a contract for a player that was released or traded.
In 2020, the Cowboys will owe just under $2 million in dead money from a combination of the Taco Charlton, Mike Jackson, and Mike White contracts. That $2 million pales in comparison to the numbers they carried after Tony Romo retired and Dez Bryant was released. The Dallas Cowboys are one of just 16 teams in the NFL to carry $2 million or less in dead money toward the 2020 cap.
Salary Adjustments
Getting players on an existing contract to take a pay reduction isn’t something that happens very often. The Cowboys were able to talk Brandon Carr into a pay cut a few years back and there were rumors that Dez Bryant was willing to take a reduction to stay with the team, but the Cowboys opted to move on. Generally, players are asked to take a pay cut or get released and inevitably, the player refuses and released.
It has already been reported that Defensive Lineman Tyrone Crawford is willing to take a pay cut in order to stay with the only NFL team he’s known. Crawford, who is set to make $9.1 million is also a popular “cap casualty” option as the Cowboys could save $8 million if they were to release him this offseason.
Though a reduction may not provide the same cap savings as an outright release might, the benefit for the Cowboys is that they can still have the player on the roster. Tyrone Crawford is unlikely to be a 10 sack guy for the Cowboys in the future, but his flexibility and leadership are valuable commodities. Especially for a defensive coordinator like Mike Nolan who wants to use multiple fronts. Crawford can play as both a 3-4 and 4-3 defensive end as well as a 4-3 3-technique defensive tackle for the Cowboys.
If they’re able to save $4 or $5 million on his 2020 contract, I’d be all for bringing him back. For reference, Randall Cobb cost the Cowboys $5 million in 2019. So a contract reduction for Crawford could potentially mean bringing back Randall Cobb or signing his replacement.
https://insidethestar.com/deep-dive-into-the-dallas-cowboys-2020-salary-cap/