Dallas Cowboys news: Brandon Carr on his pay-cut and drive to get back on top

In his first four years in the league, Brandon Carr seemed poised to be one of the better cornerbacks in the league.

He played with the Kansas City Chiefs and was a force to be reckoned with. The Cowboys saw this, and it resulted in a big payout.

However, things have changed now, and Carr is making nowhere the amount he used to have. But instead of hanging his head, he wants to show that he is ready to step up.

In an interview with Sports Day, Carr talked about why he decided to stay with the Cowboys despite taking a huge pay cut. He mentioned that the environment, the team, and the people involved were things that could not be replaced by money.

Carr said: "I made it simple on myself and I just took the money out of the equation. Where do I see myself waking up every day, feeling great about going to work, feeling great about the guys around me. I just couldn't get Dallas out of my mind. I committed to five years from the start and the four went kind of roller-coastery, but I've got an opportunity to make my last year the best. Talked to Claiborne, some of the other guys, everything was just pointing to staying here. I feel great. Every morning I wake up knowing I'm still a Cowboy, the team I represented back when I was six-years-old."

Star Telegram mentioned that Carr looked like his old star self again.

At 30 years old, he may have lost some steam, but his drive has never been as impressive as it is now.

When car moved to the Cowboys, he was presented with a five-year $50.1 million contract which was attached to some lofty expectations.

Unfortunately, Carr failed to reach those heights as he only collected a total of 48 pass deflections with the Cowboys as compared to 61 back with Kansas City.

Carr was a beast with eight interceptions in the first four years with Kansas City but only has six so far with Dallas, that includes zero over the last two years.

With this, he was forced to take a new deal which is worth $4.25 million annually which is less than half of his original yearly pay.

However, Carr still has a lot of incentives such as a $1 million signing bonus and bonuses per game that could bring around $250,000.

This time, he has to work for the money he wants to get, and this may result in something even better for the man and the franchise.