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Diva Dez Bryant's lack of class and maturity starting to get old
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By <a href="http://connect.pennlive.com/staff/jelliott/posts.html" target="_blank"> Jeremy Elliott |
jelliott@pennlive.comThe Patriot-News
on October 27, 2013 at 7:02 PM, updated October 27, 2013 at 7:12 PM
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.<!-- series --><!-- /series --><!-- Aka Story Package --><!-- gallery-preview --><!-- /gallery-preview --><!-- Aka Secondary Package -->Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant has spent the bulk of his NFL career trying to improve his image.
He took a step back Sunday.
Bryant had a pair of meltdowns on the sidelines during the Cowboys' gut-wrenching 31-30 setback in Detroit. It was so bad, that FOX commentator and former coach Brian Billick stated, “Dez is doing his spoiled child routine, again.”
No doubt Bryant was feeling the pressure after making mid-week statements in regards to his standing next to the NFL's best receiver, Calvin Johnson.
Bryant stated that he can do anything Johnson's does, but it didn't appear that way through three quarters of this game.
He had two catches for 22 yards at that point. The disturbing part is that the Cowboys' 13-10 lead mattered little to the selfish Bryant when he exploded on anyone who would listen, including quarterback Tony Romo.
When the Lions grabbed the lead with 12 seconds left, Mt. St. Bryant exploded again in the direction of Jason Witten and a shouting match ensued — we would take Witten in a fifth round TKO — that needed to be broken up.
Johnson finished with 329 yards and proved he was the better receiver Sunday. And we don't expect that to change anytime soon.
But Bryant proved something as well. No matter how far he has come as a player, he still needs a lesson in class and how to be a good teammate.