Cowboys’ Tony Romo restructures contract to bring back LB Rolando McClain
The Sports Xchange
Linebacker Rolando McClain is returning to the Dallas Cowboys on a one-year, $3 million deal that will lead to some shuffling on the second level of their defense.
McClain, 25, resurrected his career in 2014, playing 13 games and recording 108 tackles for the Cowboys. He is facing a four-game fine for a substance-abuse violation. Another positive test would mean a four-game suspension.
McClain, who had a competing offer from the New England Patriots, can earn another $1 million in incentives.
Bringing him back likely causes a ripple effect that includes former Pro Bowl selection Sean Lee sliding to weak-side linebacker. Lee missed all of last season and was dogged by injuries in 2013.
McClain missed games with knee and hamstring injuries and the regular-season finale due to illness. The Cowboys felt his nagging injuries were a byproduct of the former eighth overall pick getting back into NFL shape.
To make room for McClain and other moves, such as signing draft picks, the Cowboys created nearly $13 million in salary cap space by restructuring the contract of quarterback Tony Romo, according to Rand Getlin of Yahoo Sports.
Entering Wednesday, the Cowboys had $2 million in cap space, but Romo apparently reduced his $17 million salary to the minimum $970,000 and took the rest as a signing bonus. That would lower his cap hit from $27.77 million to $14.95 million.
It also would bump his 2016 cap number from $17.6 million to $20.9 million and his 2017 number from $21.5 million to $24.7 million.
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