Patrick Crayton
Looks like skipping voluntary OTA’s didn’t do the trick, so now wide receiver Patrick Crayton is stepping up his efforts to get out of Big D.
According to Tim MacMahon, of ESPNDallas.com, Crayton, due to the fact that the team is “messing with people’s careers and people’s lives“, has requested that the Cowboys release him.
That’s all well and good but Dallas apparently has other plans.
According to Crayton, they’re holding onto him as the “insurance guy” and plan on cutting him after training camp is finished. The problem with that is, even if he would sign with another team as soon as he’s released, he’d have basically no shot at learning the offense in time for the start of the season.
Crayton’s agent, Fred Lyles, has made it clear to Dallas that his client wants a chance to join another team ASAP, but because he’s currently under contract, the team has all of the leverage in this case.
Though owner Jerry Jones has said recently he still values Crayton, that tune could change quickly as he already has three capable receivers – Miles Austin, Dez Bryant, & Roy Williams – locked into starting positions.
I suspect Patrick will get his wish eventually, just not in the very near future.
UPDATE: This is what a Cowboys official told La Canfora:
“We are not releasing him!”
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