Dez Bryant Says He Wishes Cowboys ‘Felt the Same Way’ Regarding Contract

February 17, 2015   ·   Timothy Rapp   ·   Jump to comments

On the same day that Dallas Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said the team was "leaning" toward using the franchise tag on Dez Bryant, per Todd Archer of ESPN.com, the star wide receiver spoke about his relationship with the team.     

Bryant responded to a fan on Twitter with the following:   

That was seemingly Bryant's fairly diplomatic way of saying that he wasn't pleased with the notion of being given the franchise tag. Ed Werder of ESPN reported that the consequences of the Cowboys going the franchise tag route could be a bit more serious than a tweet, however:
Surely, Jones' comments on Tuesday were strategic in nature, as the team is using the leverage of a franchise tag in any negotiations about a long-term extension. As Clarence Hill of the Fort-Worth Star-Telegram noted, the team's intention was always to use the tag on Bryant:
It's pretty clear that both parties would like to remain ali...

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