See, that's where we differ. I honestly don't care. Don't care if they pay him what he wants. Don't care if they trade him.
I don't even care if he sits all season other than I won't enjoy hearing both sides whine (and yes, it's both sides) about it all off-season.
The truth is we have no idea what the hold-up is. The per-year money may be the one thing they agree on. Cowboys probably want 5 years for cap purposes and Micah probably wants 4 years because the cap will likely inrease dramatically and every year he signs for will ultimatley cost him money.
I don't blame the Cowboys nor do I blame Micah and his agent.
If he sits out, Micah will more than make up the money he loses this year with next year's contract with the Cowboys or another team because the salary cap has been increasing a lot in recent years.
Right now, $14 million is an extra $3.5 million per year over 4 years or $2.8 million over 5 years.
The salary cap increased by $24 million from 2024 to 2025, so that will will be easily covered by a new 4/5 year contract that starts in 2026.
I think Jerry's ego took a hit with the publicly perception he lost negotations with Prescott and Lamb and now he's trying to make up for it by trying to "win" against Micah.
The bottom line is if you think there is a "good" side in this negotation, you are simply projecting your own biases.
There are no "good" sides in the NFL .. the owners and players always fight for every dollar they can get.
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