Sammy Watkins nearly landed with the Dallas Cowboys.

The veteran wideout walked out of Los Angeles and right into the arms of the Kansas City Chiefs in the first wave of NFL free agency, and not many suspected the Cowboys to be in the hunt, given their usually frugal approach to business this time of year. They were apparently prepared to break rank though and, according to Terez Paylor of The Kansas City Star, the team made an attempt at signing Watkins. The problem clearly became the financial aspect, as is usually the case nowadays, with Watkins reportedly landing a three-year, $48 million contract from the Chiefs.

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That's a hefty sum for a traveling veteran wideout with only a single 1,000-yard season under his belt, and if the Cowboys are having trouble swallowing the $12.5 million base salary on Dez Bryant for 2018 -- it stands to logic they wouldn't ditch their all-time leader in touchdown receptions to pay Watkins more money. Well, you would think that'd be the case, but recent reports note the Cowboys actually did offer Watkins the $16 million price tag, but he opted to go with the Chiefs instead due to more guaranteed money.

In other words, he saved them from themselves.

Their interest didn't stop there, as there were also whispers the Cowboys may have put a call in to Allen Robinson, who just landed a reported three-year, $42 million deal with the Chicago Bears. Either Watkins and Robinson would've made the cash-strapped Cowboys even more so, which makes it odd the consider paying more for players without the pedigree of Bryant while also exercising heavy interest in this year's draft crop at the position.

The team has now officially met with Bryant to determine his future, and his status with the team currently remains unchanged.

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