Twitter: DMN - Sources: Cowboys will exercise 5th year option on C Travis Frederick

[speedkilz88]

The fifth year option is for $8.8 million. The Cowboys can lower that cap hit in '17 and give Frederick more long-term security by reaching a multi-year deal, which is the goal.

 

[CATCH17]

Water is wet.

 

[MrPhil]

Finally, some good news.

 

[Plankton]

The most underrated player on the team, IMHO.

 

[Avery]

Great example of a pick that I was lukewarm to that made me eat heaping amounts of crow.

 

[Vero_F250]

Remember when we traded back and drafted him at 31 and the media ripped the Cowboys for taking a "3rd round talent"? Mayock called him a reach on draft day and was shocked. Great call...Lmao!!!

 

[AbeBeta]

Just gotta bite the bullet on this one and go 7-70 mill. Although he might prefer a 4 year deal and back on the market at 29.

Whatever the deal, it is 10 mill or more a year per. That may sound like a lot not but in a few years it won't be

 

[yimyammer]

Is there some reason that decision has to be made now vs next off season? Any downside to declaring this now?

 

[erod]

Does that come with or without the beard?

 

[Denim Chicken]

The most underrated player on the team, IMHO.

Who's underrating him? We all love some Fredbeard!

 

[MrPhil]

Is there some reason that decision has to be made now vs next off season? Any downside to declaring this now?

I read somewhere that they had to decide by sometime in early May.

 

[Fletch]

Now go hit the bong in utter joy, Travis!

 

[ScipioCowboy]

Just gotta bite the bullet on this one and go 7-70 mill. Although he might prefer a 4 year deal and back on the market at 29.

Whatever the deal, it is 10 mill or more a year per. That may sound like a lot not but in a few years it won't be

Daniel J Mitchell's Golden Rule: as long as GDP is growing faster than spending as a percentage of GDP, you're gold.

 

[Jstopper]

Is there some reason that decision has to be made now vs next off season? Any downside to declaring this now?

You have to declare a 5th year option on a player during the summer before their 4th season. Remember last summer when cowboys declined to use the option on Claiborne?

 

[Nightman]

Is there some reason that decision has to be made now vs next off season? Any downside to declaring this now?

No reason not to. It doesn't guarantee until next March(except if he misses 2016 and 2017 for injury).

 

[TRUTH87]

We can critique yhe FO all we want. But what a great job they have done on the OL

 

[RS12]

The benefit of the 5 year rookie deal, case in point.

 

[robjay04]

We can critique yhe FO all we want. But what a great job they have done on the OL

They have but its not like they have turned around the careers of a bunch of rejects and late round picks like Jimmy did. They built the OL on the back of four blue chip prospects. I credit them for being patient and putting an emphasis on the position but that's it.

 

[phildadon86]

How long before this becomes a lets draft Elliott thread?

 

[Craig]

No brainer. Smith and frederick must stay.