MORE: Greatest Cowboys of all time | Former NFL RB Lawrence Phillips hinted at cellmate’s death The deal will reportedly pay Crawford $25.7 million in guarantees with $17.4 million fully guaranteed. The fourth-year pro was set to play out the final year of his rookie contract worth $675,000, but the two sides wanted to get something done before Sunday’s season opener against the Giants.
Crawford has 53 tackles and three sacks in two NFL seasons — he missed all of 2013 with a torn Achilles — but the Cowboys are expecting him to be the driving force in their improved run defense for years to come.
