Yesterday Dez Bryant and the Cowboys came to an agreement that prevented a threatened holdout, a potential franchise tag, and allowed Dallas to lock-up the All-NFL wideout for five years/$70 million dollars (45 of which is guaranteed). After the contract was officially signed, Cowboys owner/president/GM/rich gooftball Jerry Jones lavished praise on Bryant's reps, both Roc Nation and owner Jay Z.
Said Jones of Bryant's management team:
Of note in the contract is the lack of "safeguards" for any future off-the-field issues that may arise. According to Jones:
Furthermore Jones offered praise for the team's commitment to their client:
In case you're wondering (which you probably are) Jay Z wasn't personally involved with the negotiations. So what was his role? He was involved with the confusingly worded “Painting of the picture of off the field decisions.” We're not 100 percent sure what that means, but Jones elaborated further :
It seems that that's how you avoid awkward training camp drama.
In a very short amount of time Roc Nation has made their mark on getting owners to pony up massive checks. Notable deals negotiated by the company include: Red Sox work-in-progress Rusney Castillo, whose $72.5 million dollar contract was a record-breaking deal for amateur free agents. Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano, who signed a decade long $240 million dollar deal that Seattle must be regretting the hell out of right now. And finally Dolphins defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, whose $114 million dollar deal made him the highest paid defender in NFL history.
Also of note is the fact that they represent Kevin Durant, because (as you know) the 2014 real MVP will hit free agency after this upcoming season. Expect lots of zeroes there.
[via Cowboys News]
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