As questions start to bubble about whether Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant could or should take a pay cut, one man who got burned in a similar situation has some advice to pass along:

"A little advice, Dez: Take the pay cut," former Pro Bowl wide receiver Greg Jennings said Tuesday morning on Fox Sports 1's Undisputed.

"The writing is on the wall. I don't think Dez will be in uniform unless he's willing to take a pay cut," Jennings said.

On Monday, Cowboys VP Stephen Jones dropped some less-than-subtle hints that, following a couple seasons of diminished productivity from Bryant, the Cowboys are hoping to see him agree to a pay cut. Bryant agreed to a five-year, $70 million extension with Dallas in 2015. Bryant is set to make $12.5 million in base salary in 2018 under the deal.

"He knows when you get paid that kind of money," Jones said, "there's high expectations in terms of the productivity.

"Those are all things we have to look at as a team, as an organization, when we start to put our team together for next year."

Bryant has previously indicated that he would resist requests to take a cut in pay.

Bryant's last 1,000-yard season came in 2014. This season he had 838 yards on 69 receptions. He's struggled to develop chemistry with quarterback Dak Prescott and has dropped quite a few catchable passes in recent years.

"Dez, take the pay cut... I'm speaking from experience."@GregJennings with advice for the Cowboys WR pic.twitter.com/ngYGBs3Ojc — UNDISPUTED (@undisputed) January 23, 2018

Jennings was in a similar situation after the 2014 season with the Minnesota Vikings. He was asked to take a pay cut from $9 million a year to $6.5 million. He said he refused to do it out of pride.

'When you're not in charge, when you're not handing down that check, you know what, if Dez says, 'I want to be a Dallas Cowboy for my entire career," Dez take the pay cut," Jennings said. "I'm not saying this in a disrespectful way. I'm not even talking about his play, I don't even care what his play has been. If he desires to be in that uniform, he will take the pay cut."

What happened to Jennings?

"What happened to me was I was no longer in that Vikings uniform because they decided to go with a Mike Wallace, a younger guy, a faster guy. I felt like my skillsets were better, but it's what they wanted. And I ended up in Miami. I got cut," Jennings said. "I ended up going to Miami, signing a two-year deal for $8 million."

He also acknowledged that Bryant's hefty contract makes far from likely to be tradeable. Jennings advised Bryant to learn from his situation.

"I understand as an athlete, when you've been a star and elite performer, it's hard for you to see your abilities diminishing. It's hard to come to grips with that," Jennings said. "But if he is not willing to take a pay cut. He will not make even what the pay cut would be somewhere else. I'm speaking from experience."

"Dez. Dez, just take the pay cut."