Patrick Crayton
With no shot at becoming a starter for the Cowboys, WR Patrick Crayton’s future with the team looks bleak as a fourth or fifth-stringer. Realizing that, he’s going to send a message to the coaching staff that he wants out.
Per ESPNDallas, Crayton will be skipping all three days of Dallas’ organized team activities, which begin tomorrow. While he won’t show up to this voluntary work, his agent, Fred Lyles, states that Crayton will attend all future mandatory OTAs/minicamps.
“The Cowboys organization was notified on Wednesday that Patrick will not attend voluntary workouts,” Lyles said. “Patrick is excited and preparing himself for the 2010 season. We are confident that the uncertainties regarding his immediate future with the organization will be resolved in time.”
Crayton, who has requested a trade along with WR Sam Hurd, knew the writing was on the wall as soon as the team drafted Dez Bryant last month. Bryant and Miles Austin will make a formidable starting duo and Roy Williams should fill-in the slot nicely.
Given the opportunity to step up and shine, Crayton has put up decent numbers, but not worth the $14 million he has received since signing an extension in 2007.
Look for Dallas to shop him around, but should they find no takers, Crayton (along with Hurd) will just have to suck it up and honor the contract that was signed.
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