Maybe the Cowboys figure if Dez Bryant is hurt, then they won’t have to pay him.
How else can you explain Dallas officials seriously pondering, placing their star wide receiver back to return punts.
Bryant hasn’t returned a punt since the 2012 season — yet according to Stephen Jones, the team is considering using Bryant — at times — to replace former punt returner Dwayne Harris, who left for the New York Giants this offseason.
“We may have to do it by committee,” Jones told season-ticket holders during a conference call on Wednesday. “We think Cole Beasley is what we call a safe catcher of punts. He can do that, he’s done it for us. He’ll probably be first in line. Then we have a guy in Dez Bryant who had quite a career returning punts at Oklahoma State. When we need a big play, with him maturing as a player, it would’t be out of the question to see him in some key situations when we need him back there.”
It sounds great on paper, but possibly losing one of the best receivers in the game to an injury suffered while returning punts can get a coach or GM fired on any other team.
Bryant is likely the veto the idea outright, especially with a large contract looming.