Cowboys Smart to Take Their Time with Bryant Deal, but There’s No Right Answer

May 30, 2014   ·   Brad Gagnon   ·   Jump to comments

Nobody will dispute the notion that, relative to the market, Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant is worth a hell of a lot more than the $1.78 million salary he's due in 2014. After all, Bryant has had more than 90 catches, 1,200 yards and 12-plus touchdowns in back-to-back seasons, and he only appears to be getting better at the age of 25. 
"Yeah, I deserve it," Bryant told ESPNDallas.com's Tim MacMahon this week when asked if he has earned an opportunity to sign an extension before the season gets underway. "I deserve it. I feel like I do. I put the work in."
Again, no arguments there.
But what a player deserves and where his circumstances place him are two different things. And so with the franchise tag in their back pocket and lingering concerns about Bryant's maturity still in play, the Cowboys wouldn't be crazy to make Bryant play out the final year of his rookie deal. 
NFL Media's Ian Rapoport reported Wednesday, per NFL.com's Kevin Patra, that "...

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