Cowboys Can’t Afford to Pick Up Option on Underachieving Mo Claiborne

January 21, 2015   ·   Gary Davenport   ·   Jump to comments

The Dallas Cowboys have some work to do this offseason after winning the NFC East for the first time since 2009. Key pieces of the offense like wide receiver Dez Bryant and running back DeMarco Murray are set to hit free agency.
The Cowboys have some decisions to make on defense as well, and fans of the team can only hope that team owner Jerry Jones reverses course before making one whopper of a bad one on that side of the ball.
According to Brandon George of The Dallas Morning News, the Cowboys are considering picking up the fifth-year option on cornerback Morris Claiborne:
As Tim MacMahon of ESPN Dallas tweeted, that team option for the 2016 season would not come cheaply for the Cowboys:
And that price tag is only one of several things that makes it fair to wonder whether Jones is talking about someone else—because he can't be talking about Morris Claiborne.
As George wrote, since being drafted sixth overall in 2012 Claiborne hasn't done much to justify...

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