News: DMN: Jerry Jones talks Dez contract negotiations and details

[Doomsday101]

Im surprised and do agree with a few; Jerry blinked.
JayZ backed up a little too.

If Dez was looking at CJ money that was around 16 mill avg a year and Jones was looking at 12 Mill a year and they ended up at 14 that is middle ground.

 

[DFWJC]

Im surprised and do agree with a few; Jerry blinked.
JayZ backed up a little too.

JayZ was not negotiating with Jerry about the contract dollars or length. He's not even legally allowed to.
Zero talks about actual contract money with Jay-Z.
Jay-Z convinced/reassured Jerry that Dez would be handled properly. The discussions were assurances about all the other stuff after the money is there.

Condon did the actual contract dollars and duration.

 

[WoodysGirl]

JayZ was not negotiating with Jerry about the contract dollars or length. He's not even legally allowed to.
Zero talks about actual contract money with Jay-Z.
Jay-Z convinced/reassured Jerry that Dez would be handled properly. The discussions were assurances about all the other stuff after the money is there.

Condon did the actual contract dollars and duration.

It says so in the article.. But folks want to continue to believe differently.

 

[guag]

First of all we all should remember Jay Z is a life long Cowboy Fan. Also both men came from very humble beginnings.....We all know what Jay Z did to get to where he is and even though its not said we know Mr. Jones path was not totally clean. Both men in my opinion have paid their dues, admitted their mistakes and become better people and business men.

My opinion of Roc Nation has risen after reading this. It seems that Jerry is being sincere about how he feels about them. I'm sure he wouldn't have praised them as much as he did if he didn't feel this way... I don't think he has any real motivation to talk them up for no reason. I'm glad to hear that Dez is in good hands. I'm not a huge Jay-Z fan, but I certainly respect him a lot for what he's accomplished and I think he will be a good role model for Dez.

 

[tyke1doe]

So is Dez receiving $45 million guaranteed which includes the $20 million signing bonus or is he receiving $45 million guaranteed and a $20 million signing bonus, meaning he will receive $65 million of guaranteed money?

I assume it's the former. If it's the later, Dez and Roc Nation took Jerry and Stephen to the bank.

 

[guag]

So is Dez receiving $45 million guaranteed which includes the $20 million signing bonus or is he receiving $45 million guaranteed and a $20 million signing bonus, meaning he will receive $65 million of guaranteed money?

I assume it's the former. If it's the later, Dez and Roc Nation took Jerry and Stephen to the bank.

$45 mil includes the signing bonus. The rest of the guaranteed money comes in the form of guaranteed base salaries for this and the next few seasons, I believe.

That would certainly be among the most epic of wins for Dez & Condon if they were able to get 93% of his $70 mil contract guaranteed.

 

[Bullflop]

Sounds like Roc Nation and our FO have hit it off pretty well of late. Looks like a very healthy sign for the future.

 

[xwalker]

JayZ was not negotiating with Jerry about the contract dollars or length. He's not even legally allowed to.
Zero talks about actual contract money with Jay-Z.
Jay-Z convinced/reassured Jerry that Dez would be handled properly. The discussions were assurances about all the other stuff after the money is there.

Condon did the actual contract dollars and duration.

This.

 

[Nightman]

So is Dez receiving $45 million guaranteed which includes the $20 million signing bonus or is he receiving $45 million guaranteed and a $20 million signing bonus, meaning he will receive $65 million of guaranteed money?

I assume it's the former. If it's the later, Dez and Roc Nation took Jerry and Stephen to the bank.

Dez gets 7m of the signing bonus upfront
He gets 6m spread out over his 2015 game checks
He gets another 7m next March

His 3m salary for 2015 is guaranteed now and will be paid weekly
His 9m salary in 2016 is guaranteed now
His 13m salary for 2017 will be guaranteed next March if he is still on the team

His guarantees do have offsets and voidable language. If he gets arrested, suspended or fails a drug test they can recover or void some guarantees. If Dallas were to release him and someone else paid him, Dallas would be off the hook.

So he hasn't been handed over a huge bag of cash. He only gets 7m upfront and another 9m paid over the season. Seems like a good way to keep things in check.

 

[Nightman]

PFT had a statement from SJones suggesting DAL was prepared to franchise tag Dez 3 times.

Has anyone else heard that?

 

[Nightman]

PFT had a statement from SJones suggesting DAL was prepared to franchise tag Dez 3 times.

Has anyone else heard that?

Found it
http://www.***BANNED-URL***/sports/...-had-three-years-of-franchise-tags-to-use.ece

 

[big dog cowboy]

Found it
http://www.***BANNED-URL***/sports/...-had-three-years-of-franchise-tags-to-use.ece

Damn glad we dodged that drama. Holy moly that would have been bad.

 

[Nightman]

Damn glad we dodged that drama. Holy moly that would have been bad.

The idea of the next 6 weeks was going to bad enough

 

[Clove]

Nice to have a Cowboys fan representing a Cowboys player. Bravo for both sides. Now let's get to business.

 

[superonyx]

Bottom line: Romo doesn't have many more seasons. Nor does Jerry. This is no time to quibble over a few million dollars.

Agreed...just don't let Demarco Murray hear you say that.

 

[Bowdown27]

I find it funny how they slipped under the radar and went to New York unknowingly Tuesday and worked out a deal lol the media including fish and others clearly don't know anything. Glad it was done and now can move on to training camp

 

[dogunwo]

Oh, that's true, too. I just mean that any thoughts of having a risk-free franchise season were just that....thoughts. They intended to get this done for cheap, and they didn't.

Neither side got the best of the other. This was a fair deal.

You need to have facts before making such assertions. You have no idea what the holdups were on either side to make the claim that either side blinked. Just because Dez and the NFLPA were very vocal doesn't mean the Joneses caved. You have been a Cowboys fan long enough to know that they get deals done at the deadline all the time, and no matter how many different threads you repeat the same thing in doesnt make it true.

 

[erod]

You need to have facts before making such assertions. You have no idea what the holdups were on either side to make the claim that either side blinked. Just because Dez and the NFLPA were very vocal doesn't mean the Joneses caved. You have been a Cowboys fan long enough to know that they get deals done at the deadline all the time, and no matter how many different threads you repeat the same thing in doesnt make it true.

When Jerry and Stephen got on a plane to head to New York, they blinked. When have they ever done that before?

 

[erod]

Agreed...just don't let Demarco Murray hear you say that.

It would have been country stupid to pay a back of his iffy caliber, injury history, and advancing age. I wouldn't have even paid him what Dallas offered him.

I just don't think he'll ever duplicate anything close to what he did last year, especially after that beating he took. And it drove me nuts to watch him carry that ball out from his body the way he did.

That said, he was pretty stinking good last year, no doubt. And his tough runs will be missed if nobody here can do some of that.

Unfortunately, I think he's about to get the full ire of Philly hate as their season spirals into oblivion and he's woefully short of the stats his contract suggests.

 

[Sportsbabe]

“I must emphasize, Roc Nation, Jay-Z, the key people in Roc Nation did a marvelous job of convincing us that managing Dez and managing him with his off the field, with his marketing opportunities, with his finances, that they’re a group that will really make a contribution to Dez,” Jerry Jones said during a Wednesday conference call. “They were very significant in us doing this deal with Dez.”

The Joneses flew to New York on Tuesday to meet with Bryant’s representatives. They presented a formal proposal around 3 a.m. that included more guaranteed money and a higher total value than their previous offers, according to a source. Both sides then returned to work out the details during the final hours of Wednesday’s 3 p.m. franchise tag deadline.

The five-year deal is worth $70 million, including $45 million guaranteed with a $20 million signing bonus. Of that signing bonus, Bryant will receive a third in the next 15 days, a third will be spread throughout his checks during the season and the other third will be paid on March 15. According to a source, there are no safeguards in the contract regarding off-the-field issues.

“As you know, the league has been addressing conduct policy significantly over the last 18 months,” Jerry Jones said. “Consequently, we put into any new contracts the things that the league wants in the contract relative to conduct, and Dez has the same thing in his and no more than other veterans that we recently signed.”

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Yeah, if you're about being successful, Jay Z ain't a bad option. Now THAT'S somebody I admire.