The Cowboys and wide receiver Dez Bryant face a July 15 deadline to work out a multi-year contract extension and Bryant is reportedly doing what he can to turn up the heat on the team with Wednesday fast approaching. Ed Werder of ESPN reports that Bryant called Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones with an ultimatum about contract talks. Per Werder, Bryant told Jones that he will skip training camp if he isn’t signed to a deal other than the franchise tag by the deadline. Bryant also reportedly said that his absence from the team will extend to “real games” when the season gets underway in September.
Depending on where you get your information, some say the sides are close, while others say they are still far apart. As the story said, it’s not the first time that the prospect of Bryant missing games has come up this offseason, but no one from the Cowboys seemed to take the threats all that seriously. Perhaps this will change things as we head into Wednesday's deadline. Bryant took it a step further Monday tweeting out: "As much as I love football...on my beautiful babies.. I apologize #cowboynation but I will not be there if no deal #fact."
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