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This is a deal that Jerry Jones won't regret

By Tim MacMahon

Monday, October 26, 2009

You have to go back a couple of years to find a high-dollar deal with a player that is paying off for Jerry Jones. The Cowboys got a bargain when they locked up NT Jay Ratliff to a five-year, $20.5 million deal midway through his first season as a starter. Jerry's generosity hasn't been rewarded since. Several Cowboys have signed lucrative long-term deals since Ratliff, but none of them have played up to their price. That list includes CB Terence Newman (seven years, $50.2 million), RB Mario ...

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