Dez Bryant and the Dallas Cowboys have wrapped up a five-year, $70 million deal, according to ESPN's Chris Mortensen.
Dez Bryant and the Cowboys have agreed to a 5-year, $70 million contract with $45 million guaranteed. Not signed but will be shortly.
— Chris Mortensen (@mortreport) July 15, 2015
The deadline for NFL teams to sign franchised players to long-term contracts was 4:00 p.m. E.T. on Wednesday.
If a long-term deal had not been reached, Bryant would have had to play the 2015 season under the franchise tag, earning $12.8 million. Now he’ll average more than that per season.
By Glenn Erby
