AP

At early points in the path that the Cowboys and wide receiver Dez Bryant took to Wednesday’s agreement on a five-year, $70 million contract, there were reports that concerns about Bryant’s off-field activities were an obstacle to getting a deal done.

During a conference call to discuss the agreement, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones gave no indication that was the case and said there was no language specific to Bryant written into the contract to protect the team from the fallout of any off-field trouble. The Cowboys already have stringent language in their player contracts that void guarantees if a player is suspended, arrested or even detained by the police and it has appeared in many recent contracts.

Jones said that the team took Bryant’s vow to miss training camp and the regular season seriously and that the deal came together after he and his son/Cowboys executive vice president Stephen flew to New York on Tuesday to meet with Bryant’s representatives. The two sides worked until the Cowboys proposed a deal with more guaranteed and total money at 3 a.m. that needed only finishing touches on Wednesday.

Those finishing touches kept Bryant, who Jones called the NFL’s best receiver, in the fold for the near future. They also left the Cowboys with what Bryant calls a “Super Bowl ready” team for the 2015 season, although there’s plenty to play out before we know if that’s anything more than wishful thinking.