Finally, the Cowboys’ saga with Dez Bryant could be coming to a close. The two parties are set to meet on Friday, a source tells 105.3 The Fan. Ian Rapoport of NFL.com (on Twitter) has confirmed the news. 
Bryant is slated to earn a base salary of $12.5MM this season, which is more than they are comfortable with given his performance as of late. Ideally, Dallas would like to keep him at a smaller number, but they can afford to walk from negotiations after adding both Allen Hurns and Deonte Thompson this offseason. The Cowboys also have have Terrance Williams and Cole Beasley on the roster and the team could further bolster the group in the draft.
If Bryant doesn’t agree to the Cowboys’ revised offer, he’ll find a ripe market for his services. However, Bryant is unlikely to command anything close to the five-year, $70MM extension he signed with the Cowboys prior to the 2016 season. The 29-year-old hasn’t topped 1,000 yards since the 2014 season and last year marked the first season that Bryant was able to stay healthy for all 16 games since ’14. Also, many of the teams that were in search of an impact wide receiver in March have already found their answers in free agency.
Why in the hell would you just let him walk?
Yeah hopefully the writer means walk from negotiations and keep him. Not release him. That would be foolish.
It’s not Dez. Jones gets way to personal
instead of conducting business. That’s why the cowboys been a mediocre team for the last 25 Years. What happened to Jerry cutthroat
Not a Dallas or Jones fan but I think veterans appreciate an owner who is willing to get personal. Jerry more or less went through this same type of scenario with Romo. If you show respect for your long serving players then other players around the league take notice of that. It can be the tipping point in attracting a free agent when all other factors are equal. The Steelers could learn a thing or two about how to treat loyal veterans from the Cowboys.
Come to the Patriots
Keep him? He’s been unproductive for the last few years and is taking up a good amount of salary cap space. I have a feeling he’ll renegotiate his contract and accept a lower base amount with the rest going into a signing bonus so that the cap figure lowers.
Bet you $100 he’s released when he should be traded with a 5 for earl Thomas
If cowboys can get Thomas for Bryant and a 5th rd pick I’ll personally drive him to Seattle
Dez coach wants to see you, bring your playbook
Dez needs to just go away. His playing days are over with.
He’s scored 14 touchdowns in the last two years. That’s hardly “over.”
That’s not worth 12.5mil$, with declining skills and a bad attitude
He also had way more Than 14 Dropped passes and Hissy fits the pass two seasons!
Hissy fits, dropped passes, declining skills and bad attitude notwithstanding, I was replying to the statement that Bryant’s career was “over,” and I stand by the fact that 14 touchdowns over two years means that while his days as a #1 WR may be over, and his days making $12.5 million/year should certainly be over, his career is not necessarily over.
I’m only saying what he’s been doing the last two seasons. I didn’t say his career was over!