{"id":39439,"date":"2022-06-06T21:23:41","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T21:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/cowboys-dalton-schultz-irked-by-lack-of-progress-in-contract-talks-to-sit-out-remainder-of-2022-otas\/"},"modified":"2022-06-06T21:23:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T21:23:41","slug":"cowboys-dalton-schultz-irked-by-lack-of-progress-in-contract-talks-to-sit-out-remainder-of-2022-otas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/cowboys-dalton-schultz-irked-by-lack-of-progress-in-contract-talks-to-sit-out-remainder-of-2022-otas\/","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys’ Dalton Schultz irked by lack of progress in contract talks, to sit out remainder of 2022 OTAs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Things aren’t going as well as Dalton Schultz had hoped they would as it relates to his ongoing contract negotiation with the Dallas Cowboys. To be more accurate, they’re not going well at all. The veteran tight end received the franchise tag ahead of the deadline in early March that will pay him $ 10.93 million, and he has since signed it – operating under the belief there’d be a smooth path to landing a long-term deal with the team. <\/p>\n

That road has instead been filled with potholes and cavernous divides, and Schultz is taking action by way of inaction. The 25-year-old has decided to sit out the remainder of OTAs in protest of how far apart he and the Cowboys are on a new deal, sources confirmed to CBS Sports.<\/p>\n

Having already reported and been present for much of them (May 24-25 and June 1-2), if Schultz follows through on his threat, and it’s likely he will, considering it’s what little leverage he has right now; he will not be subject to any sort of fine for missing the final four practices (June 6-7 and June 9-10), because OTAs are indeed voluntary.<\/p>\n

And as former Cowboys linebacker Darren Hambrick so eloquently stated in yesteryear: <\/p>\n

“What do voluntary mean?”<\/em><\/p>\n

That said, things get hairy for Schultz and the Cowboys when when minicamp begins on June 14. That’s because minicamp in June is mandatory and, as such, the former would be subject to fines from the latter that escalate daily and could approach the $ 100,000 mark if Schultz sits out all three days. Signing his franchise tag guaranteed he’s under contract now for the 2022 season, which is why he could be fined as opposed to operating freely during talks, essentially shoving all of the leverage over to the Cowboys side of the equation. <\/p>\n

The two sides still have until July 15 to hammer out a long-term deal, and training camp isn’t slated to begin until nearly 10 days after that deadline, so there’s still a chance this could all progress toward a happy ending. If no deal is struck, however, a frustrated Schultz would have only two options: play the 2022 season under the tag or sit out and face a substantial amount of ongoing fines, seeing as the new collective bargaining agreement enacted in 2020 effectively put the kibosh on player holdouts nowadays. <\/p>\n

And for accounting purposes, the CBA now allows teams to fine players who aren’t under a rookie deal a hefty sum of $ 50,000 per day for every missed training camp practice.<\/p>\n

For his part, he’s made it clear he wants to remain in Dallas<\/span>.<\/p>\n

“Obviously, I think this is the place that I want to be,” said Schultz in April. “I’ve got a good rapport with a lot of the guys here. I love being here. I love this organization. I was grateful that I was able to at least come back here for a year. <\/p>\n

“I want to work out a long-term deal and I think they do too.”<\/p>\n

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