I think from a Cowboys standpoint if Bryant leaves then Wells role in all this needs to be addressed.
Not really if the article is true about the Cowboys being content with franchising him back to back. It looks like they want to protect their investment and having a "structure" in place is their prerequisite.
Early reports were the Cowboys were afraid to hand over big guaranteed $$ to Dez, and the JJT article clearly still portrays that. The Cowboys will sleep better at night when they are paying him $13-14M per year with a system in place that will keep him out of trouble. Whether that is needed is a whole other debate since Dez has been free of trouble - publicly - years ago. It is unclear what "Dez Rules" he has been operating under the last few years and what will be made public.
Again from the article, the Cowboys might prefer Wells to provide the structure but even they concede that even Roc Nation could provide those services. As long as those services are in place the Cowboys would be happy. JJ is quoted in there, and it clearly states his involvement in all this and what he has done to help him. How many owners spend a good portion of their time and resources with their star players? I seem to recall the comparisons of Bryant vs Blackmon and who had the better career because of the differences in how their respective organizations handled them.
From a business standpoint it all makes sense, given Bryant's prior history. As fan, I feel for Bryant because his past is haunting him, but I think back to when the famous napkin and TO story came out and it sinks in.
