The Dallas Cowboys have finally released WR Terry Glenn after an offseason of turmoil. While this doesn't come as a shock, it is interesting to hear the reasoning for the move.After all the bickering about Terry Glenn's refusal to accept a split-salary agreement, Jerry Jones claims that the contract beef didn't play a role in the receiver's release. It's foggy whether Glenn agreed to the deal over the last 24 hours, but Jerry said it wasn't a factor.
"That didn't play here," Jerry said. "It had more to do with where we are right now, the managing of how he got to the field, the aspect on concentrating on the what-ifs. All of that might have impacted how we give our young players a chance and how we evaluate that decision. At the end of the day, we thought the clearest thing to do was waive him."
I'm sure that is the public reasoning, but I'm sure it isn't the entire truth. Why keep Glenn around this whole time if it was a numbers game at the receiver position? I mean, would Glenn have been cut had he previously agreed to the split-salary agreement? No.
Still, it is a smart move for the Cowboys, who don't want to go another season worrying about Glenn's knee. Also, there is a line of thinking that Dallas may still look at re-signing Glenn once he clears waivers for a cheaper deal.
