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The Dallas Cowboys haven't exactly gotten their money's worth out of wide receiver Dez Bryant. The fiery and outspoken wideout is making a premium in Dallas and is set to make $12.5 million next season prompting questions about whether the team should ask him to take a pay cut.
As expected, Bryant would reject the idea of taking less than he is owed next season if the team asks him to do so, via ESPN's Todd Archer.
“I haven't heard no talk about that but if it comes, I don't know, probably not,” Bryant said Wednesday. “Hell naw, man. I believe in me.”
According to Archer, the Cowboys can save a lot of money by parting ways with Bryant.
Bryant is set to count $16.5 million against the salary cap. The Cowboys can free up $8.5 million if they release him or $12 million if he is designated as a post-June 1 cut, with him counting $4 million against the cap in 2019.
Although owner and general manager Jerry Jones is a big fan of Bryant, the 75-year-old didn't want to talk about the future of the team's top wideout after the loss to the Seattle Seahawks in Week 16. It'll be interesting to see how things pan out in Dallas as they decide what to do with Bryant.
It could very easily go either, especially if the 29-year-old wideout is truly unwilling to budge on his salary moving forward.
In 15 games, Bryant has racked up 66 receptions for 815 yards and six touchdowns.
