The Facts: With Allen Hurns in, some believe Bryant will soon be out. Executives with other teams are now monitoring the situation in Dallas in order to see whether the Cowboys will cut the veteran receiver.
Diehards Line:
Due to make $12.5 million in 2018, Bryant no longer is regarded as someone who will earn that type of salary via his performance. It's been an ongoing storyline all offseason, with the team's executive vice president Stephen Jones generally playing bad cop and talking tough, while his father, owner Jerry Jones, takes a more moderate stance. Still, as PFT's Mike Florio notes, the team's decision to give Hurns, who was cut by the Jaguars this week, a two-year, $12 million deal has sparked increased speculation that Bryant is indeed on the outs. It remains possible that the Cowboys and Bryant will agree on a new deal that pays him much less than $12.5 million. While there are a variety of possible contractual remedies, the path they take isn't of as much concern as the overall desire to pay Bryant considerably less than $12.5 million this year.