Dez Bryant may be franchised
by Chris Zolli | Tue, Feb 17th 5:14pm EST
The window to franchise players opened on Monday and Dez Bryant may fill that role for the Cowboys. The team has not been able to secure a long term contract with Bryant, much to his dismay, but they will try to keep him on the team in any way possible. The team will still have the opportunity to sign Bryant to a long term contract until July 15th. (ESPN)
Fantasy Impact:
Dez Bryant is a top-ten WR no matter the offense that he is in, but in the Cowboys offense he could be the first WR drafted this season. Even though the Cowboys ran the ball considerably more in 2014 than in Bryant's first four seasons, Bryant still posted a league-high 16 touchdowns and posted 1300 yards with a 15 YPC average for the second time in his career. DeMarco Murray re-signing for the Cowboys would be huge in maintaining Bryant's value, but the Cowboys have been active in pursuit of Mark Ingram and Adrian Peterson and have also considered Todd Gurley or Melvin Gordon in the draft. Bryant gained value as a more diverse receiver in 2014 and, along with Terrance Williams and Cole Beasley, would lead one of the top five WR cores in the NFL in 2015.
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