The Cowboys will have a hard time justifying to Condon that this clause shouldn't be a part of Bryant's one-year contract. A precedent was set by including the prohibition in Greg Hardy's one-year deal. It was unnecessary to give Hardy the clause since the Cowboys buy rs gold were essentially bidding against themselves for him.

Prohibition clauses aren't common for franchise players. Defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth was the last franchise player to receive one when the Tennessee Titans franchised him in 2008. His clause had conditions. It was triggered by Haynesworth making the Pro Bowl, having at least 60 percent defensive playing time, or 53 percent defensive playing time and the Titans winning at least 10 games or ranking in the top five in total defense.

Linebacker Lance Briggs and cornerback Asante Samuel had clauses similar to Haynesworth's when they were franchised in 2007 by the Chicago Bears and New England Patriots. Samuel's prohibition clause was triggered by him having at least 60 percent playtime on defense or the Patriots winning at least 12 games. Samuel held out until the end of August for his clause.

Briggs' clause was predicated on him having at least 75 percent playtime  on defense. Offensive tackle Jeff Backus and cornerback Nate Clements had prohibition clauses without any conditions in 2006 when they were respectively franchised by the Detroit Lions and Buffalo Bills.

It's never happened before but it would be interesting to see whether Bryant and Condon place enough value on a prohibition clause that Bryant would take a one-year salary for less than his franchise tender in order to get one. One option could be a discounted salary in the neighborhood of the $10.971 million transition tag for wide receivers. Extracting a concession from the Cowboys regarding future freedom could be the difference between Bryant playing under a second franchise tag and having the opportunity to get a long-term deal at his true market value next year.

One development that could accelerate the time table and change how the Cowboys are dealing with Bryant is Condon finding a team willing to bring him in for a visit to discuss an offer sheet. The possibility is extremely remote because wide receiver Joey Galloway in 2000 was the last franchise player to move to another team for full compensation www.rsfarmer.com when the Seattle Seahawks received two first-round picks from the Cowboys. 2016 and 2017 first-round picks would be Dallas' compensation from the signing team with an unmatched offer sheet.