NBC: Stephen Jones denies that Dez Bryant threatened to miss time **merged**

[Longboysfan]

It appears that his agent called Ed Werder and gave him this info. The agent/player would be stupid not to threaten to hold out at this point; however, once the July 15th deadline has passed, Dez has zero to gain and could lose by missing camp or games. If his stats decline this season, that only hurts him next year in contract negations.

Look at the source - Bed Turder......
Not below making things up to grab a headline.

 

[Kaiser]

Even if Dez was broke, his agent could get a high interest loan against future earnings by making a few phone calls. It would take about a day to get the terms and a couple of more to get the legal paperwork in place. But if Dez was broke today, he could have a couple of millions dollars from a loan in his bank account a week from now.

 

[NoLuv4Jerry]

Does that really matter when he really has no choice other than forfeiting 750K per week and still being in the same position next year?

it DOES matter. If we are that destitute at WR...and our ENTIRE WR corps cannot go without him...that tells me that we cannot win without him. And if we cannot win without him...Dallas needs to figure it out. We were told that it would be impossible to sign both Dez and Murray. Fine! We did not sign Murray...and now we are struggling to sign Dez. What gives? Dallas has had Dez on the cheap for years. He is a top 3 WR. Having players that are top 3 at there position costs money. There are a lot of teams that would LOVE to have this "problem"!

 

[Tabascocat]

Bull.

He isn't walking away from 12.8 million dollars.

He's broke.

If he has a measly one million in the bank compared to 5 million, is he still broke?

I am sure he can get by a few weeks, especially if he is willing to live like a scrub like the rest of us

 

[xwalker]

I have not seen this substantiated anywhere and reference a story from 2010 as proof. Silly.

The local reporters here in DFW hang around these guys and their buddies all the time. They play in celebrity baseball games together and all sorts of other interactions. Almost all of those reporters think he has money issues to the point that he is highly unlikely to miss a 750K game check.

These issues gets discussed ad nauseam on local sports talk radio but never make it to the internet because it's not really the type of thing that a reporter will put in print unless they are Ed Werder. If it was one guy saying it then it would be meaningless, but it's the majority of the reporters that are on local sports talk radio which is almost all of them now.

 

[Staubacher]

Look at the source - Bed Turder......
Not below making things up to grab a headline.

Bed Turder heh heh

Personally, I'm not sweating this - they either lock him up long term or he chooses to sit for "only" 12.8 million. Either way I'm ready to roll this season.

 

[cowboyvic]

Wrong again. His guarantee is on the table at 12.4M and that is all he is guaranteed right now. It's take it or leave it time.

Don't act like you are stupid. you know what i mean. he wants a long tered deal worth from 30 to 40 million in guaranteed money. don't play dumb.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

it DOES matter. If we are that destitute at WR...and our ENTIRE WR corps cannot go without him...that tells me that we cannot win without him. And if we cannot win without him...Dallas needs to figure it out. We were told that it would be impossible to sign both Dez and Murray. Fine! We did not sign Murray...and now we are struggling to sign Dez. What gives? Dallas has had Dez on the cheap for years. He is a top 3 WR. Having players that are top 3 at there position costs money. There are a lot of teams that would LOVE to have this "problem"!

That's not unreasonable but the other side of this is the Detroit/Ndamukong Suh situation. There is no way Detroit wanted to lose a player like that but the Cap forced them to. I see both sides.

 

[Kevinicus]

He doesn't have to sign what the team offers if it's not what his market value is. There will be plenty of teams foaming out the mouth to give Dez that deal he desires if he hits the open market next year.

And if he gets hurt?

 

[THEHEREAFTER]

I hope Dez' camp allows a good deal to get done. Dez playing under the franchise tag while prudent, would just create a wierd vibe to such an outstanding offseason. A deal done would continue the momentum.

 

[cowboyvic]

I think Laurant did just fine and frankly if Romo has to do it again, I bet he can.

PLES! man just stop. stop digging.

 

[Nightman]

Section 2. Required Tender for Franchise Players:
(a) Except as provided in Subsection (b) below, any Club that designates a Franchise Player shall on the date the designation is made notify the player and the NFLPA which one of the following two potential required tenders the Club has selected:

(i) Nonexclusive Franchise Tender. The Nonexclusive Franchise Tender shall be a one year NFL Player Contract for (A) the average of the five largest Prior Year Salaries for players at the position (within the categories set forth in Section 7(a) below) at which the Franchise Player participated in the most plays during the prior League Year, which average shall be calculated by: (1) summing the amounts of the Franchise Tags for players at that position for the five preceding League Years; (2) dividing the resulting amount by the sum of the Salary Caps for the five preceding League Years (using the average of the amounts of the 2009 and 2011 Salary Caps as the Salary Cap amount for the 2010 League Year); and (3) multiplying the resulting percentage by the Salary Cap for the upcoming League Year (e.g., when calculating the Tender for the 2012 League Year, dividing the aggregate sum of the Franchise Tags for players at that position for the 2007–2011 League Years by the aggregate sum of the Salary Caps for the 2007–2011 League Years and multiplying the result by the amount of the Salary Cap for the 2012 League Year) (the "Cap Percentage Average") (See Appendix E for an illustrative example); or (B) 120% of his Prior Year Salary, whichever is greater; if the Club extends the Tender pursuant to this Subsection (a)(i), the player shall be permitted to negotiate a Player Contract with any Club as if he were a player subject to Section 5 below, except that Draft Choice Compensation of two first round draft selections shall be made with respect to such player in the event he signs with the New Club, and the Signing Period for such player shall be determined under Section 14 below. For purposes of this Subsection, the "Franchise Tag" is the average of the five largest Prior Year Salaries (e.g., the Franchise Tag for the 2010 League Year equals the average of the five largest Salaries for the 2009 League Year for players at that position); or

The bolded parts are all I see about the second year franchise tag

 

[erod]

it DOES matter. If we are that destitute at WR...and our ENTIRE WR corps cannot go without him...that tells me that we cannot win without him. And if we cannot win without him...Dallas needs to figure it out. We were told that it would be impossible to sign both Dez and Murray. Fine! We did not sign Murray...and now we are struggling to sign Dez. What gives? Dallas has had Dez on the cheap for years. He is a top 3 WR. Having players that are top 3 at there position costs money. There are a lot of teams that would LOVE to have this "problem"!

Dallas owns Dez' rights for two years. Why are you freaking out?

Dez is panicking, and if he'd just play, he's got $27 million coming his way over the next 18 months.

He needs cash now, it appears.

 

[31smackdown]

So basically this is a thread about a comment that was never made or never confirmed by Dez and then the media trying to twist Stephen's reply into a controversy of not knowing who to believe because it didn't match their story and that it must mean they didn't take Dez seriously... wow.. thanks media for that great bit of "reporting". Just keep making stuff up hoping to get people to reply to it so you can create your own story based on the response and speculation based on your made up scenarios

 

[xwalker]

it DOES matter. If we are that destitute at WR...and our ENTIRE WR corps cannot go without him...that tells me that we cannot win without him. And if we cannot win without him...Dallas needs to figure it out. We were told that it would be impossible to sign both Dez and Murray. Fine! We did not sign Murray...and now we are struggling to sign Dez. What gives? Dallas has had Dez on the cheap for years. He is a top 3 WR. Having players that are top 3 at there position costs money. There are a lot of teams that would LOVE to have this "problem"!

If he can't miss games, then it does not matter what would happen if he did miss games. You seem to be missing that point.

It's fairly obvious that he has an expensive lifestyle and he's made a total of 11M in 5 years. Now he can make 12.8M in 1 year. It is highly likely he can't afford to hold out. Even if he could, there is zero benefit to him to do it. He'll just be in the same position next year. If he is dumb enough to actually hold out, then the Cowboys will be even less inclined to give him a big contract with big guaranteed money. Any money he loses this year will also lower his tag amount for next year.

Once July 15th is past, the Cowboys can't do anything to make it better for him this year. By missing games he would be negotiating with the wind.

 

[NoLuv4Jerry]

That's not unreasonable but the other side of this is the Detroit/Ndamukong Suh situation. There is no way Detroit wanted to lose a player like that but the Cap forced them to. I see both sides.

Can Detroit win without Suh? He is a phenomenal player. But can they win without him? The way our offense is designed. We cannot win without Dez. If we feel like a team should not be held hostage by the WR position. Then you have to change how you approach offense. If you recall our 90s dynasty days.....we learned that Irvin was the one we could not live without. Our dynasty was officially dead when he never got up of the carpet in Philly. Does not mean Troy and Emmit were not great players. But they makeup of that team could not win without Irvin. And the makeup of this team cannot win without Dez.

 

[John813]

He's risking injury without long term security by playing.

I'm surprised he even played last year, going by that.

 

[AzorAhai]

Relax, he's going nowhere. Dez is a player, and he'll play.

You're wasting your time with that guy. He only comes out to complain and bash the Jones'

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

Can Detroit win without Suh? He is a phenomenal player. But can they win without him? The way our offense is designed. We cannot win without Dez. If we feel like a team should not be held hostage by the WR position. Then you have to change how you approach offense. If you recall our 90s dynasty days.....we learned that Irvin was the one we could not live without. Our dynasty was officially dead when he never got up of the carpet in Philly. Does not mean Troy and Emmit were not great players. But they makeup of that team could not win without Irvin. And the makeup of this team cannot win without Dez.

I don't know if they can or not but I don't believe that our Offense is designed around one WR, even if that WR is Dez. Our Offense is designed around Tony and the OL. Can we win without Dez? I think we can but we don't know till we actually see it. To me it's irrelevant. I don't see any way Dez doesn't play.

 

[jobberone]

If Nerder made this whole thing up, he should be fired. I can't believe that after all these years, he's still trying to cause Big Trouble in Big D.

Not made up. Is that guy still posting here?