Dez Bryant takes team to dinner, costs $55000

[Pharmcat]

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/ne ... id=5626300

i mean, ok, i understand the rookie hazing traditions....but 55000 to feed 52 players is nothing short of ridicolous considering all the others can afford food on their own.

[Celtics_Champs]

"They got the young fella," said Bryant's adviser, David Wells. "What could he say? He had to pay it unless he wanted to wash dishes for a month."

I'll wash dishes for 55 K a month.

Sucks for dez. Not carrying roys pads cost him a lot of money.

[ZedgetRedd]

The Chargers have a tradition of doing this too, I remember Larry English had a similar price to pay. He can afford it, so it isn't a big deal.

[Icness]

I had the fortunate occasion to go out to dinner once with a table full of NFL players and a couple of coaches. There were 9 of us at a table and the bill came to almost $2K with tip included, and two of the guys weren't drinking. Thank God I didn't have to pay! It's amazing how quickly all the highbrow food adds up. $90 for a steak, $12 for a salad that all fit in my mouth at once, $35 for a piece of Grand Marnier cake, $10 for a baked potato, $20 for a tequila and grapefruit juice (I had 4 of those). I imagine Dez got stuck at that sort of place. Let's hope his agent is helping him with finances

[HMFFL]

Very nice gesture by Dez Bryant to do this.

[The Explorer]

That's ridiculous. That's like 2 years worth of salary for a lot of people.

[CentralQB5]

The Chargers have a tradition of doing this too, I remember Larry English had a similar price to pay. He can afford it, so it isn't a big deal.

yeah they made LT do this but i think LT's bill was 32,000

[Munchlaxatives]

The dinner was cheap, imagine how much he had to pay the coke dealer in the afterparty.

[Canomad]

That's ridiculous. That's like 2 years worth of salary for a lot of people.

agree, i think its wasteful spending whether you have the money or not.

[el loco]

The waitress/waiter made out like a bandit If a tip was paid based on the normal %

[Rafael122]

He should have carried the guy's pads. Even though he can afford it, he lost out on $55K. That's a lot of coin, for anybody, and it was on food to boot.

[Bay_Areas_Finest]

That's atleast a $8,250 tip too.

[HCYanks]

Dez has more guaranteed money on his contract than some of the players at that dinner will probably ever make in their pro careers. I think he'll survive the financial setback.