Report: Cowboys, Witten restructure contract to free up nearly $3.5M

The Dallas Cowboys have restructured tight end Jason Witten's contract which will free up approximately $3.5 million in cap space, sources confirmed to ESPN's Todd Archer.

Witten, 35, is the second Cowboys player to agree to such terms, as four-time Pro Bowl center Travis Frederick restructured his deal last week, saving the team close to $7.5 million.

The longtime tight end is aiming to play a franchise-record 16th campaign for the Cowboys. Not only has Witten been incredibly durable despite his age, he's provided steady value as part of Dallas' passing game, finishing second on the team with 63 receptions and five touchdowns last season.

Witten is under contract until 2021.

"I feel like if you don't have (the desire to win a title) you don't need to be playing," Witten told Archer in late February. "If you've got to convince yourself of that or, 'Hey, can I amp up for one more?' That's already a sign (to call it quits). And that's never been the case with me to this point. I've never had that feeling. I'm sure I will at some point because it is demanding. It's taxing."

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