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[WoodysGirl]

The latest on Terry Glenn's status

July 23, 2008 6:57 PM

Posted by ESPN.com's Matt Mosley
Glenn

According to my math, Cowboys wide receiver Terry Glenn made $1.25 million per catch last season. A knee injury kept him out of 15 regular-season games. Now his future with the team is hanging in the balance.

According to a Cowboys source, the team has imposed a Thursday deadline for reaching an agreement with Glenn for the 2008 season. As most of you know, Jerry Jones wants Glenn to sign an injury waiver that would pay him $500,000 instead of the $1.7 million he's set to make if he re-injures his knee. The Cowboys will board a charter flight for Oxnard, Calif., at high noon, and if Glenn's not on the plane, it probably means he's been released.

Of course, the last time I flew into Burbank, Calif., for Cowboys training camp, Glenn was on my commercial flight. But that's really not important now -- despite the fact that he prevented me from getting an upgrade.

According to my source, the Cowboys began early this morning trying to find common ground with Glenn. I'm told that Jones still believes something can get done with Glenn before the team leaves for training camp. But I'm not sure why he feels the need to come up with a self-imposed deadline. It's not like Glenn's going to practice every day in training camp. The Cowboys would be wise to simply see how some of their young receivers look in the preseason before deciding Glenn's fate.

But if he's released tomorrow, don't be surprised to see him join the Cowboys' South Florida affiliate -- otherwise known as the Miami Dolphins. Stay tuned to the NFL East blog for up-to-the-minute details.


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Will Terry Glenn be on that flight?

July 24, 2008 10:42 AM


Posted by ESPN.com's Matt Mosley


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Terry Glenn's contract status is still up in the air.

Never before has so much been written about a man who did so very little the previous season. If the Cowboys truly needed wide receiver Terry Glenn, they would've reached an agreement months ago.

The one reason owner Jerry Jones hasn't released him is the nightmare scenario of Terrell Owens getting injured and having to go with Patrick Crayton and Miles Austin as the starters. He's been attempting to find recourse for that scenario all summer, but things haven't worked out.

I just spoke with a member of the organization who is doing some last-minute packing before catching a noon charter. His thought is that the two sides will eventually reach an agreement.

I think Glenn will sign a contract that will pay him $750,000 if he re-injures the same knee. If he doesn't injure the same knee, he'll make the $1.7 million he's scheduled to make.

See how easy that was? But at this point, you have a team of doctors, lawyers and executives trying to come up with the right language in the contract. It's a combustible situation, but I still think Glenn will be in a Cowboys uniform when the dust settles.

I'm about to check in with Ed Werder to compare notes, so I'll get back to you later.


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[Tovya]

I agree with him... he'll be signed sometime between now and during TC.

 

[Disturbed]

I can't wait until he is cut or traded....just off the team....tired of talking and hearing about him.

We should be talking about our rookie players and the upcoming season. Training camp should be fun and exciting, not worn out and old like Glenn.....

 

[SkinsSuck09]

The DC main site just said Glenn wasn't on the plane, but then when I refreshed it, that line dissappeard and was replaced with something about Pacman. That seems a bit fishy huh.

 

[FCBarca]

One of the more difficult storylines to stomach in recent memory...I hope it works out

 

[AbeBeta]

From Calvin Watkins in California ...

Cowboys wide receiver Terry Glenn is not on the team plane headed here to training camp.

Glenn, who played in one regular-season game last year, is in a dispute with the team over a split salary agreement. The team wants Glenn to sign a $500,000 wavier in case he reinjures his right knee. Glenn is refusing to do so.

Glenn, who declined comment, could still report to training camp today or Friday in time for the first practice.

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[AbeBeta]

Seems this is over.

Sorry to see him go.

 

[theogt]

I wouldn't say it's over quite yet.

 

[WoodysGirl]

Glenn not on the charter plane heading to training camp

The Cowboys charter for training camp has taken off.

And, according to sources on the plane, receiver Terry Glenn was not on it.

That doesn't mean Glenn can't fly commercial to California for training camp. But he was not on the team charter, which likely indicates that his situation remains unchanged.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and coach Wade Phillips will address the matter at a press conference later this evening.

-- Clarence E. Hill, Jr.

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No Glenn

Cowboys wideout Terry Glenn was not on the team charter flight for Oxnard. Stay tuned..more to come when they land.

-- Rick

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Flight leaves without Glenn
VENTURA, Calif. - Reports from several quarters indicate that the Cowboys' charter left Texas without disgruntled receiver Terry Glenn on board.

In fact, one person on board says Glenn wasn't even on the travel list.

Glenn apparently is intent on playing a high-risk game of chicken with Jerry Jones. The club wants Glenn to sign a split contract that would pay him $500,000 should he re-injure his surgically repaired right knee. Should he stay healthy, he would get his base salary of $1.74 million.

Jones said earlier this week he would like to have the issue resolved by the time the team hits the field Friday afternoon for the first practice of training camp.

It is, of course, possible, Glenn could be coming out to California on his own. Perhaps a compromise could be brokered later today, allowing Glenn to report tomorrow.

The Dallas Morning News says it spoke with Glenn today, but he declined comment when asked about his plans.

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Spot for Terry Glenn?
VENTURA, Calif. - Is the decision to cut linebacker Khari Long a sign that Terry Glenn will soon agree to the injury waiver the Cowboys have offered him?

When first-round draft picks Felix Jones and Mike Jenkins sign, the Cowboys will have 79 players on their roster, leaving they one shy of the limit for training camp. That spot, of course, could be filled by Glenn.

Still, there's plenty of speculation that Glenn won't budge. If he sticks to his guns, he risks getting cut.

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[FCBarca]

Sadly, it 'seems' it is over but I don't quite buy it's over just yet

 

[slick325]

"But I'm not sure why he feels the need to come up with a self-imposed deadline. It's not like Glenn's going to practice every day in training camp. The Cowboys would be wise to simply see how some of their young receivers look in the preseason before deciding Glenn's fate."

I agree with Mosley. Take a few weeks to see what the young kids have at WR, then go to plan B. Plan B consisting of reaching an agreement with Glenn or exploring trade options for another WR if it is deemed necessary.

 

[fortdick]

No Glenn

Cowboys wideout Terry Glenn was not on the team charter flight for Oxnard. Stay tuned..more to come when they land.

-- Rick

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What, do they expect him to board in mid air? If he can catch a plane and jump in while it is flying, we need him out there on the field!

 

[Chocolate Lab]

I can't wait until he is cut or traded....just off the team....tired of talking and hearing about him.

I remember last year when everyone said that about Greg Ellis.

 

[slick325]

"Spot for Terry Glenn?
VENTURA, Calif. - Is the decision to cut linebacker Khari Long a sign that Terry Glenn will soon agree to the injury waiver the Cowboys have offered him?

When first-round draft picks Felix Jones and Mike Jenkins sign, the Cowboys will have 79 players on their roster, leaving they one shy of the limit for training camp. That spot, of course, could be filled by Glenn.

Still, there's plenty of speculation that Glenn won't budge. If he sticks to his guns, he risks getting cut. "



Isn't Glenn under contract for this season at $1.74 mil? If so, doesn't that mean that he already should be counted as one of the 79 players on the 'Boys roster UNTIL he gets released?

 

[fortdick]

I remember last year when everyone said that about Greg Ellis.

I am still tired of Greg Ellis.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

I am still tired of Greg Ellis.

Was your Ellis fatigue worth those dozen sacks, though?

 

[AbeBeta]

I wouldn't say it's over quite yet.

oh you are on about the lost causes today...

 

[DCBoysfan]

I would rather we keep Glenn than just let him walk away. Maybe Jerry ups the waiver to 750K.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Oh the drama.

Somebody wake Glenn so we can get this over with.

 

[Tovya]

Glenn during negotiations:

"Bill Parcells--I mean Terry Glen says show me the money or show me the door, Jerry. You don't want me, I'm gonna head for sunny skies, a can of tuna, and an ugly teal green uniform! Best believe that!"