In tonight's edition of Cowboys news, Dallas Cowboys backup quarterback Kyle Orton will lose $75,000 in salary for missing the Cowboys' offseason workouts this past week.
According to Todd Archer of ESPNDallas.com, "Orton has a $75,000 de-escalator for failing to complete a percentage of offseason workouts, which will take his base salary from $3.25 million to $3.175 million for 2014."
Archer also posits that "it might be a sign of how serious Orton is considering not playing in 2014," once again raising speculation that Orton is planning on retiring.
In the first two years of his three-year contract, Orton was present for the entirety of the Dallas Cowboys' offseason workouts. Orton's agent, David Dunn, has come out and said that his client plans on playing in 2014 -- but Orton himself has been mums on the topic.
As Archer reiterates, "the offseason program is voluntary. The only mandatory part of it is a minicamp from June 17-19. If Orton skips that, he would face a fine of up to roughly $70,000."
The Cowboys have signed veteran quarterback Caleb Hanie as an insurance policy in case of Orton's potential retirement.