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Top Ten Highest Paid Cowboys In 2017: Are They Worth It?

The Dallas Cowboys are currently $10.6 million over the 2017 salary cap. Just upon hearing that, many people would throw their arms up in frustration and pronounce that the Cowboys are in “cap hell” once again. This however, is not the case. In fact, it’s far from it. Just because a team is using up a great deal of their cap space doesn’t automatically point to some careless contract management. Being in cap hell means that the team is anchored down by a huge dead money hit or held captive by poor contracts, which then in turn limits what a team can do as they look to upgrade their talent.