Take Dez Bryant to the bank.
The Dallas Cowboys and their franchised-tagged star wideout have hammered out a long-term contract ahead of Wednesday’s 3Â p.m. deadline.
Bryant signed a five-year, $70 million deal, NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported. Rapoport adds Dez gets a $20 million signing bonus, $23 million guaranteed upon signing his deal and the rest of his $45 million in guarantees next March.
While nowhere close to the $16 million per year earned by Detroit’s Calvin Johnson, Bryant’s $14 million average per season exceeds the $12.82 million he would have made in 2015 by signing his franchise tag.
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…bout damn me time…wonder if he’d been Steve Largent or Don Hutson; would it have taken this long to sign a good contract…