Dez Bryant has told anyone who would listen that he isn’t washed and still a #1 receiver. Jerry Jones has always been his biggest supporter and buried a lot of Dez’s dirt deep in the ground, but it appears if Bryant wants to stay a Cowboys he is going to have to take a little bit less.
“As I sit here do we want him (Bryant) on the team next year?” Jones said. “The answer is yes.”
To remove the qualifier, the Cowboys and Bryant will have to come to some kind of agreement regarding Bryant’s contract. Bryant is set to make $12.5 million and count $16.5 million against the salary cap in 2018. Executive vice president Stephen Jones has said a few times in the offseason that the contract needs to be addressed.
“We’re not in any way off the page within the organization,” Jerry Jones said.
The Cowboys have yet to go to Bryant regarding a pay cut. If the Cowboys release Bryant, they could save as much as $12.5 million if he is designated as a post-June 1 cut, but he would still count $4 million against the 2019 cap.
Jones said he still considers Bryant a No. 1 receiver.
Dez won’t be loved anywhere like he is loved and coddled by Cowboys fans so look for him to take the pay cut.