Sentence 1: The Dallas Cowboys signed Spears to a futures contract on January 8 , 2014 . On May 12 , 2014 the Dallas Cowboys released Quinton Spears .
Sentence 2: The Dallas Cowboys released a futures contract on January 8 , 2014 , and the Dallas Cowboys signed the Quinton Spears on May 12 , 2014 .

Do these two sentences convey the same information?

OPTIONS: (i). no. (ii). yes.
(i).