For four days now, rumors and reports have suggested that a long-term deal between the Cowboys and receiver Dez Bryant is imminent. For four days now, nothing has happened.
The latest rumors and reports point to a deal maybe, possibly being announced Monday. Which would be a fairly impressive feat; as one source with knowledge of the situation tells PFT, Cowboys owner/G.M. Jerry Jones and COO Stephen Jones currently are in Italy.
In theory, that doesn’t stop a deal from getting done by Monday. And it doesn’t keep a deal from already being in place, with the two sides simply waiting for the right time to unveil it.
But it would be very hard to keep a true accord under wraps. Bryant or someone close to him would say something to someone, and inevitably it would be leaked. In this specific case, there are enough hints of a looming deal to invite curiosity regarding whether something is happening.
Something may indeed be happening. And if something is going to happen, it’ll happen by Wednesday, July 15 or not until after the 2015 regular season.
If it does indeed happen, it’ll cut against months of inaction fueled by a fundamental disagreement regarding what Bryant wants and what the Cowboys will pay him. If a deal is going to be announced early next week, it means that the two sides have found a way to bridge the gap with only scattered rumors and reports pointing to a deal but nothing concrete to suggest that the longstanding impasse has been broken.