Prior to Wednesday’s NFL franchise tender deadline, the Cowboys and Dez Bryant agreed to a deal to keep the Pro Bowl wide receiver in Dallas for the foreseeable future. After a public dispute that had been ongoing for weeks, Bryant signed a contract that will pay him $70 million over five years, with $45 million guaranteed.
Bryant is represented by Roc Nation and, it appears, Jerry Jones is quite impressed with the role they played in helping to get a deal between the two sides wrapped up.
“I must emphasize, Roc Nation, Jay-Z, the key people in Roc Nation did a marvelous job of convincing us that managing Dez and managing him with his off the field, with his marketing opportunities, with his finances, that they’re a group that will really make a contribution to Dez,” Jerry Jones said via the Dallas Morning News.