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Report: Bryant nixed Ravens' multi-year offer

By The Sports Xchange
Former Dallas Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant runs after making a catch during a game against the Philadelphia Eagles in December. Photo by Derik Hamilton/UPI
Former Dallas Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant runs after making a catch during a game against the Philadelphia Eagles in December. Photo by Derik Hamilton/UPI | License Photo

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.

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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.

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