Free agent wide receiver Dez Bryant turned down a multi-year contract with the Baltimore Ravens, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported on Wednesday, citing a source informed of the situation.
Bryant, the former Dallas Cowboys star, turned down the deal because he wants to sign a one-year deal and test the free agent market again in 2019, according to the source.
The Ravens' offer was "pretty lucrative," according to Rapoport, comparable to the three-year, $21 million deal wide receiver Michael Crabtree signed with the Ravens after being released by the Oakland Raiders.
The Ravens needed a multiyear deal to fit Bryant's number under the salary cap, but Bryant wants to put up big numbers in what would be a bounce-back season, so he could sign a bigger contract next year.
Spurned by Bryant, Ravens signed Willie Snead to a two-year contract worth up to $10.4 million.
