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In Romo's final contract, the headline was that the Cowboys were giving Romo a 6 -year contract extension for $108M, $18M per season. Combined with his 2013 salary, his total deal was 7 years, 119.5M - just over $17M per season. That same offseason, Joe Flacco signed a 6 year deal for $120.6M, $20.1M per season. Ultimately, just based on the raw averages, Romo was giving the Cowboys a 15% discount off the price of the top QB contract in the league.
But the truth is actually that over the first 4 seasons of Romo's deal, he was actually paid only $16.375M per season. He never cashed in on the final 3 years of his deal, and thus was only paid 65.5M, and he never received the last $54M of his back-loaded deal. That means the Cowboys paid Romo 18.3% less than the Ravens paid Flacco.
Compare that to today, when the top QB is making $35M per season. If the Cowboys treat Dak the same way that they treated Romo, then they would offer him a back-loaded contract for 7 years that pays him 84.93% of what Russell Wilson is making. That is a 7 year deal for $208M, an average $29.7M per season. And his first 4 seasons under that contract, Dak would make $28.5M per season.
Along comes Stephen A. Smith, who claims that Jerry would NEVER treat Romo the way he's treating Dak.
The implication is that Dak is being treated worse than Romo. But the truth is Romo was willing to take a discount to be the QB of the Cowboys, and Dak is not. It is certainly Dak's right to negotiate as hard as he can to get the best deal he can from the Cowboys. But can we please dispense with the notion that Jerry would gladly pay Romo, but refuses to pay Dak. That is simply not true. The Jones want a discount from Dak - just like they got a discount from Romo. They are treating Dak with the exact same amount of respect as they treated Romo.
But the truth is actually that over the first 4 seasons of Romo's deal, he was actually paid only $16.375M per season. He never cashed in on the final 3 years of his deal, and thus was only paid 65.5M, and he never received the last $54M of his back-loaded deal. That means the Cowboys paid Romo 18.3% less than the Ravens paid Flacco.
Compare that to today, when the top QB is making $35M per season. If the Cowboys treat Dak the same way that they treated Romo, then they would offer him a back-loaded contract for 7 years that pays him 84.93% of what Russell Wilson is making. That is a 7 year deal for $208M, an average $29.7M per season. And his first 4 seasons under that contract, Dak would make $28.5M per season.
Along comes Stephen A. Smith, who claims that Jerry would NEVER treat Romo the way he's treating Dak.
The implication is that Dak is being treated worse than Romo. But the truth is Romo was willing to take a discount to be the QB of the Cowboys, and Dak is not. It is certainly Dak's right to negotiate as hard as he can to get the best deal he can from the Cowboys. But can we please dispense with the notion that Jerry would gladly pay Romo, but refuses to pay Dak. That is simply not true. The Jones want a discount from Dak - just like they got a discount from Romo. They are treating Dak with the exact same amount of respect as they treated Romo.