Dallas Cowboys asked DeMarcus Lawrence to take a pay cut, he said no!

The Dallas Cowboys reportedly asked DeMarcus Lawrence to take a pay cut and he allegedly said no, putting his future with the team in doubt.

Workable (Options)

1. Do nothing, keep his $27M cap hit intact, making a 2023 trade or release extremely painless in terms of the Cowboys’ dead cap ($11M).

2. Restructure most of his $19M salary into a signing bonus, tacking on 2 void years to the end of the contract. This drops his 2022 hit to $12.69M, freeing up $14.3M of space.

3. Trade or Release him prior to June 1st, freeing up $8M of space.

4. Trade or Release him after June 1st, freeing up $19M of space.