IRVING, Texas -- ESPN Dallas columnist Jean-Jacques Taylor came out fairly strong in saying the Dallas Cowboys need to stop lowballing wide receiver Dez Bryant in contract talks. Taylor wrote: "Jerry isn't offering Bryant a lucrative long-term deal for one reason: He doesn't have to do it." There is probably a lot of truth to that. In the past Jones has been criticized for overpaying players when he did not have to do it. Taylor offered up what he thinks Bryant should get and what has happened with the negotiations between the Cowboys and Bryant: Market value in the world of elite receivers is a five- or six-year deal that averages about $14 million and guarantees Bryant $35 million to $40 million.
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