Earlier this season, Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant warned the organization not to test his loyalty, but now that his free agency has finally arrived, he's making it clear where he's pledging his allegiance.
After skipping last weekend's Pro Bowl due to a groin injury, Bryant played in a charity basketball game in Arizona on Saturday — throwing down a dunk and missing another — and NBC 5 Sports reporter Pat Doney appropriately asked the First Team All-Pro wideout about his current status as a free agent.
“Regardless, I’m a Cowboy,” Bryant said. “But it is what it is. It’s business. I am a free agent. I’m very confident that something is going to happen, something is going to get done, and have these Cowboys fans excited for a long time.
“I’m a Cowboy at heart. It’s Cowboys forever.”
Of course, plenty of players have made similar statements in the past, and it doesn't always translate into a guy re-signing with the team that drafted him, but the Dallas faithful have to be pleased with his change in tone. It'll be up to Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to pony up an average annual salary in the range of Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson's $16.2 million salary, and Dallas would be crazy to let him walk.
After all, few wide receivers are capable of making a play on the ball the way he did against the Green Bay Packers before the officiating crew overturned a controversial catch that might have meant the difference between Bryant playing in Saturday's charity basketball game or the Super Bowl on Sunday.
(h/t Dallas Morning News)
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