Will the Dallas Cowboys pick up the option on Allen Hurns?
Very soon the Dallas Cowboys will have to make a decision about the future of wide receiver Allen Hurns and if he’ll be on the team in 2019.
Last season, the biggest free agency signing the Dallas Cowboys made was arguably that of wide receiver Allen Hurns. The veteran wideout was released by the Jacksonville Jaguars last March after spending his first four seasons in Florida.
Hurns had just posted two disappointing injury-plagued seasons in Jacksonville following a breakout year in 2015 where he recorded 64 receptions for 1,031 yards and 10 touchdowns. Dallas undoubtedly was hoping Hurns would regain his form in a new environment.
That was never more evident than when the Cowboys released former number one wide receiver Dez Bryant a month later. With Bryant gone, the spotlight shifted to Hurns as the favorite to replace him in the lineup. Unfortunately, Hurns wasn’t able to live up to that hype, ending the season with a disappointing 20 catches off of 35 targets for 295 yards and two scores.
The 27-year old suffered a broken fibula and dislocated his ankle in the Cowboys’ lone playoff victory over the Seattle Seahawks. According to ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter, Hurns is expected to be able to return in August. But will it be for Dallas?
When the Cowboys signed Hurns last March, it was on a two-year deal worth up to $12 million. But Dallas does have the option to decide whether to pick up the second year of Hurns’ contract or not. That decision will have to be made by March 13th according to Kate Hairopoulos of the Dallas Morning News.
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Now the question is whether the Dallas Cowboys believe Allen Hurns is worth the potential $6.25 million salary cap hit he’d cost them in 2019. Based on the trade they made for wide receiver Amari Cooper last season, the third round investment made in Michael Gallup and Hurns’ overall lack of production last season; it seems very unlikely Dallas would be willing to pay that hefty price tag. But that doesn’t mean the team wouldn’t be willing to rework his deal in order to keep the well-liked Hurns on the roster.