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Cowboys do right by LB Sean Lee, giving him chance to earn additional $2 million he lost out on in 2015
By Brandon George
The Dallas Cowboys did right by linebacker Sean Lee this week, giving him a chance to make up for the $2 million he lost out on last season by missing the final game with a strained hamstring.
The Cowboys on Monday reworked Lee's contract, giving him the chance to earn an additional $2 million in per-game roster bonuses in 2016, sources said. Lee has the chance to earn $125,000 per game, sources said, if he can stay healthy.
The Cowboys also converted $2 million of Lee's $3 million base salary into a signing bonus, sources said, although it doesn't clear any cap space for the club in 2016.
Lee had a play-time incentive in his contract that stipulated if he played in 80 percent or more of the Cowboys' defensive snaps in 2015 his base salary in 2016 would have increased by $2 million to $5 million.
Going into the season finale a year ago against Washington, Lee had played in 82.1 percent of the Cowboys' defensive snaps (812 of 989). But with Lee missing the last game, he finished the year by only playing in 77 percent of the 1,054 total defensive snaps for the Cowboys in 2015.
Lee also missed the Cowboys' Week 10 game in 2015 at Tampa Bay because he suffered his second concussion of the season the prior week against Philadelphia.
Lee also has the play-time incentive in his contract for 2016. If he plays in at least 80 percent of the snaps in 2016, his base salary in 2017 jumps from $7 million to $9 million.
On Wednesday, Lee was named the Cowboys' recipient of the Ed Block Courage Award and the Defensive MVP for 2015 after he earned his first Pro Bowl trip a year ago. Lee hasn't practiced recently because of a sore knee. He had an MRI on his knee Monday, but the results were favorable for the Cowboys.
Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said Wednesday that Lee is fine and will be ready for the season opener Sept. 11 against the New York Giants.
"Sean just goes through times, he's one of those guys who wants to always check everything out, but he's going to be fine," Jones said. "We'll manage him just like we always have, but I expect Sean just to have a fabulous year. He's prepared, he's ready to go and of course he'll be ready to go against the Giants."
By Brandon George
The Dallas Cowboys did right by linebacker Sean Lee this week, giving him a chance to make up for the $2 million he lost out on last season by missing the final game with a strained hamstring.
The Cowboys on Monday reworked Lee's contract, giving him the chance to earn an additional $2 million in per-game roster bonuses in 2016, sources said. Lee has the chance to earn $125,000 per game, sources said, if he can stay healthy.
The Cowboys also converted $2 million of Lee's $3 million base salary into a signing bonus, sources said, although it doesn't clear any cap space for the club in 2016.
Lee had a play-time incentive in his contract that stipulated if he played in 80 percent or more of the Cowboys' defensive snaps in 2015 his base salary in 2016 would have increased by $2 million to $5 million.
Going into the season finale a year ago against Washington, Lee had played in 82.1 percent of the Cowboys' defensive snaps (812 of 989). But with Lee missing the last game, he finished the year by only playing in 77 percent of the 1,054 total defensive snaps for the Cowboys in 2015.
Lee also missed the Cowboys' Week 10 game in 2015 at Tampa Bay because he suffered his second concussion of the season the prior week against Philadelphia.
Lee also has the play-time incentive in his contract for 2016. If he plays in at least 80 percent of the snaps in 2016, his base salary in 2017 jumps from $7 million to $9 million.
On Wednesday, Lee was named the Cowboys' recipient of the Ed Block Courage Award and the Defensive MVP for 2015 after he earned his first Pro Bowl trip a year ago. Lee hasn't practiced recently because of a sore knee. He had an MRI on his knee Monday, but the results were favorable for the Cowboys.
Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said Wednesday that Lee is fine and will be ready for the season opener Sept. 11 against the New York Giants.
"Sean just goes through times, he's one of those guys who wants to always check everything out, but he's going to be fine," Jones said. "We'll manage him just like we always have, but I expect Sean just to have a fabulous year. He's prepared, he's ready to go and of course he'll be ready to go against the Giants."