DALLAS (105.3 The Fan) -- The Dallas Cowboys would like to bring wide receiver Cole Beasley back next season, but how much is it going to cost them?
Over the weekend, Clarence Hill of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported the Cowboys would like to re-sign Beasley, but were struggling with his demand of $20 million guaranteed.
Beasley responded on Twitter by saying, "Guaranteed. Not per year."
But there are missing details: How many years would his new contract include? And how much will he get per year? Does the $20 million need to be paid upfront or can they push some of the money down the road?
Beasley, who will play next season at 30 years old, had 65 receptions for 672 yards last season. He has averaged 53 catches and 555 yards the past five seasons while playing 79 of 80 possible games.
Beasley just completed a four-year, $13.6 million dollar deal with $7.3 million guaranteed. (Not all guarantees are fully guaranteed because some money comes in later years assuming the player is still on the team.)
In October, after Beasley expressed on social media that he believed he should be one of the highest paid slot receivers in the league, we did some homework on how much those players are paid.
Only Jarvis Landry, Keenan Allen, and Emmanuel Sanders received $20 million guaranteed in their most recent contracts. A list of the highest-paid slot receivers in the league and their most recent contracts:
1. Jarvis Landry: 5 years, $75.5 million ($34 million guaranteed)
2. Doug Baldwin: 4 years, $46 million ($12 million guaranteed)
3. Keenan Allen: 4 years, $45 million ($20.6 million guaranteed)
4. Randall Cobb: 4 years, $40 million ($13 million guaranteed)
5. Robert Woods: 5 years, $34 million ($10 million guaranteed)
6. Emmanuel Sanders: 3 years, $33 million ($20 million guaranteed)
7. Golden Tate: 5 years, $31 million ($16.9 million guaranteed)
8. Taylor Gabriel: 4 years, $26 million ($14 million guaranteed)
9. Albert Wilson: 3 years, $24 million ($14.4 million guaranteed)
10. Adam Thielen: 4 years, $19.2 million ($9.6 million guaranteed)
Also: Super Bowl MVP Julian Edelman just completed a two-year, $11 million contract with $7 million guaranteed.
By Josh Clark and Mike Fisher