Dez Bryant's contract squabble with the Dallas Cowboys has taken a plethora of twists and turns already. The two sides were close to a deal, then weren't. Bryant was threatening a holdout, then he wasn't, then he was again, then Stephen Jones denied that he was, and then Bryant took to twitter to make it clear that he was. Bryant's behavior before and during the ordeal reportedly left the team concerned over his future, especially considering the franchise apparently believes he wants a deal so badly due in large part to the fact that he is currently plagued by "money problems."
In short, it's been a long and winding road for the Cowboys and their franchise tagged wide receiver, and there will be yet another story to add to this pile Wednesday, the deadline by which franchised players can finalize new contracts with their team. Only, according to the recent report, that may not just be unlikely, it might be an outcome no one involved in the situation really even wants at this point.
Jason Cole of Bleacher Report tweeted early Wednesday that his belief at this late date is that neither the Cowboys nor Bryant's agent, Tom Condon, actually want to see a deal get done ahead of the 4 p.m. deadline. Instead, Bryant, who has clearly been pushing hard for a lucrative new contract, may be the only party left who wants to see his name signed on the dotted line.
Of course, this comes shortly after another report, from Ian Rapoport of NFL.com, suggested that the Cowboys have upped their offer to a deal which carries an average annual value of over $12.83 million. Bryant tweeted in March that "$13 million is cool," but intimated that his major concern is security and indicated that he was willing to wait on a deal that provided that.
Stay tuned Cowboys fans, if this isn't resolved today, which seems unlikely to happen, this situation could drag on for some time, potentially into the regular season.