Losing Kyle Orton Won’t Hurt the Dallas Cowboys

May 23, 2014   ·   Brad Gagnon   ·   Jump to comments

Only in Texas do NFL teams wind up in standoffs with backup quarterbacks, and it appears that's the case right now as the Dallas Cowboys try to work things out with Kyle Orton. 
From NFL.com's Chris Wesseling: 
NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported on Thursday's edition of "NFL Total Access" that Orton has informed the Cowboys of a wish to retire at age 31. He doesn't want to play for them or any other team.
The problem with Orton's stance is that the Cowboys will force him to pay back $3 million of his $5 million signing bonus if he follows through on that plan to walk away.
It's actually hard to believe that Orton would choose to walk away from such a sweet gig at this point, regardless of whether he's able to keep that signing bonus cash. The dude was also slated to make $3.25 million simply to watch football from the Cowboys sideline 16 times in 2014. 
I guess he's financially secure, though, and is ready to move on. But while the team does...

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