When you first look at the deals signed by Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant and Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas on Wednesday, they look awfully similar.
Both contracts run five years and have an average of $14 million per season, with Bryant’s $45 million in guarantees landing a bit higher than the $43.5 million in Thomas’s deal. There are significant differences about how the two deals are structured, however.
PFT has learned that Thomas has $35 million of his deal fully guaranteed at signing. It will be paid out over the first two years.