Dez Bryant criminal video?

[ncmalko1]

Have you guys heard about a possible video of Dez Bryant committing some sort of criminal offense and thats why Jerry hasn't offered him a contract yet. I heard the video link on the website of John Shango. Im sure most of you have heard of him but he's a huge Cowboys fan. The video says the Dez Bryant video could be a complete falsehood but its starting to circulate that they arent offering him a contract, possibly, because of it.

Weird?

[ncmalko1]

http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2015/02/20/mike ... 4.facebook

[Eiknarflin]

That's horrible journalism!

There may or may not be a tape that may or may not show Dez Bryant doing some unknown thing that no body knows about except some unknown journalists who haven't said anything about it for months???

Do you really think ESPN would let something against the Cowboys go uninvestigated? This sounds like someone started a rumor for the fun of it to see how far it would spread.

I did that once in high school. I asked some girls I had passed in the hallway if they had heard about Jon Bon Jovi. From that simple question, assumptions were made and by the end of the day, people all through the school were saying he had died in an airplane crash. It was an amusing experiment in human nature.

My guess is that that's all this is.

[ncmalko1]

Yeah, who knows? Evidently this has been known for a while but no one is reporting it because the tape hasnt surfaced.

[Mr B]

I thought is was really irresponsible for Florentino to report that on the radio the other day. I don't think there is any such video. With the way social media is now days a video would have been leaked by now. Not to mention there have been no criminal or civil charges against Dez. Bogus story.

With that being said I have a question for you guys about Dez. It's becoming obvious that Dez will get Franchised. What if a team with a top pick (like Raiders or Jags) offers Dallas two #1's or a 1 and a 2 for Dez. Do you guys make that trade?

Personally I make that trade in a heartbeat. With the extra 1st and extra 2nd the Cowboys could take the best pass rusher in the board, one of the top RB's, a WR, and a DT or LB.

[Schmoopy1000]

well if they are franchised it costs 2 #1's so why would the cowboys take a #1 & a #2?

[Mr B]

well if they are franchised it costs 2 #1's so why would the cowboys take a #1 & a #2?

Negotiating starts with two #1's. If they can get two #1's then great! But a 1 and a 2 from a team drafting in the top 5 would still be pretty good. I wouldn't take anything less than that for Dez though.

With 4 picks in the first two rounds they could get the best pass rusher on the board, possibly Melvin Gordon, at stud DT or LB, and a WR. All four would be paid less over the next 4 years than Dez's signing bonus (on a long term deal). They could use the money they save by then resigning Parnell, Free, and Carter. With Will McClay running the draft I have all the faith in the world that they will find another stud WR. He may not be Dez but a guy that could make the pro bowl within a couple years. I also expect Devin Street to make more of a contribution in his second year.

[Rapsobsessed7]

this whole story is so weird.

Florio comes on NBC sports radio today and basically says that

- espn has worked on this story for months, have a story ready to hit publish if a video comes out.
- might still release what they have in absence of a video
- whatever happened in this video, happened in 2011 apparently according to Florio
- doesnt know if it exists but enough media guys have been after it for a long time

Then Adam Schefter comes on ESPN Chicago radio
- very long pause when asked about the Dez situation. Says hes been working on a story since September and this has taken up a lot of his time
- avoids the question of how bad it really is just says hes heard its bad but has not seen it.
- throughout the whole interview its very long awkward pauses from Adam where the conversation was flowing before, it was uncomfortable

Then on Reddit
- poster claims 20 days ago theres a domestic violence video of Dez and he is going to be busted
- Another poster chimes in and says - happened with his pregnant girlfriend, struck her multiple times, broke a car window, friend in passenger seat had it all on recording.

So who knows. Not a cowboy fan but i do like Dez and this story has been interesting to me, hope its nothing

[reptec101]

Oh God let it be true.

[bmsmcr]

Hopefully this video comes out. It would be sad in a way because that means domestic violence was taking place and someone's health was put on risk, but it would be worse if all of this did happen and the video never comes out because of a bidding war to obtain rights to it and Dez gets off without having to answer for it.

[Otis Driftwood]

Hopefully this video comes out. It would be sad in a way because that means domestic violence was taking place and someone's health was put on risk, but it would be worse if all of this did happen and the video never comes out because of a bidding war to obtain rights to it and Dez gets off without having to answer for it.

I just want to see this resolved one way or another. Cowboys had business to tend to. This is a massive impediment to doing business.

[FNQ]

Hey guys. Don't be too quick to dismiss this. Everything is rumor right now, but I can tell you two things for sure right now.

- Dez did not assault his pregnant GF in this supposed video. Entirely made up.

- according to plugged in people, the vid is of someone resembling Dez playing 'the knockout game' in 2011 in Walmart. Here's where the story forks: some are claiming that Dez's pals took the vid on camera phone and are now extorting him. Possible considering his cryptic tweets. Others are claiming his then agent (and or Jerry) bought silence out of the victim and Walmart, and Dez's ex agent stopped paying the victim after being replaced. Less likely, as that agent would be dragged through the mud too.

Anyways, point being, the guys I talk to don't blow smoke. If they are talking about it, its somewhat credible

FTR, I hope its untrue. I liked Dez as a player and he overcame some big odds to be a NFL star. Will have to wait and see.

[Otis Driftwood]

Hey guys. Don't be too quick to dismiss this. Everything is rumor right now, but I can tell you two things for sure right now.

- Dez did not assault his pregnant GF in this supposed video. Entirely made up.

- according to plugged in people, the vid is of someone resembling Dez playing 'the knockout game' in 2011 in Walmart. Here's where the story forks: some are claiming that Dez's pals took the vid on camera phone and are now extorting him. Possible considering his cryptic tweets. Others are claiming his then agent (and or Jerry) bought silence out of the victim and Walmart, and Dez's ex agent stopped paying the victim after being replaced. Less likely, as that agent would be dragged through the mud too.

Anyways, point being, the guys I talk to don't blow smoke. If they are talking about it, its somewhat credible

FTR, I hope its untrue. I liked Dez as a player and he overcame some big odds to be a NFL star. Will have to wait and see.

That would tend to be in sync with Dez's comments about needing "a real raw uncut TV show or something..." and "I can't continue to get betrayed like this". You're right. The things he's been able to overcome to reach this stage in his life are pretty damn remarkable. Hope this is no more than one more obstacle.

[Jarntt]

Hey guys. Don't be too quick to dismiss this. Everything is rumor right now, but I can tell you two things for sure right now.

- Dez did not assault his pregnant GF in this supposed video. Entirely made up.

- according to plugged in people, the vid is of someone resembling Dez playing 'the knockout game' in 2011 in Walmart. Here's where the story forks: some are claiming that Dez's pals took the vid on camera phone and are now extorting him. Possible considering his cryptic tweets. Others are claiming his then agent (and or Jerry) bought silence out of the victim and Walmart, and Dez's ex agent stopped paying the victim after being replaced. Less likely, as that agent would be dragged through the mud too.

Anyways, point being, the guys I talk to don't blow smoke. If they are talking about it, its somewhat credible

FTR, I hope its untrue. I liked Dez as a player and he overcame some big odds to be a NFL star. Will have to wait and see.

So, you are saying that it is BOTH entirely made up and also credible because of who told you and that you hope it is untrue???
Which is it???

[FNQ]

Read it again.

There was an ugly rumor that there was a video of him knocking out his pregnant girlfriend. That is untrue.

What is true, and is now being confirmed, that there is a video of an unconscious woman being dragged from Dez's car to a friend's car. While the details are yet to leak, the reason why this is significant is because the woman had marks on herself consistent with abuse, but blamed it on someone named Alex Person. Thus the publicity.

And I know what extreme apologists are thinking: its Alex Person, case closed. But then why use Dez's car? Either Dez is really stupid - not out of the question - or he was involved. That's what Schefter is investigating. The 'good' news is that the public should find out shortly. The NFL has addressed it, and sitting on their hands while this comes out would be a PR nightmare. So they must feel confident they have the whole story.

That or someone extorting Bryant will sell the info and we'll all know soon enough anyways.

[Jarntt]

I read it again. Didn't see anything like what you now wrote. IMO, until the video comes out and the investigation is done we aren't going to know what happened. Looks like the eventual video will be the first step

[FNQ]

I added new information based on new stuff I heard. But the original post was clear: he did not beat his pregnant GF. I was stating that THAT rumor was untrue. And then IMO clearly stating that there was a video of Dez in a very unfavorable light (though the details were sketchy) and that I was hearing everything that I posted from very credible people. Sorry if you didn't read it that way.

And in the next bullet, I confirm there is a video leaking out, though the exact nature of it has changed. I imagine it became a game of 'telephone', with the words 'Dez; unconscious woman; Walmart' being the key points. Anyways, those were 2 separate points. The 'Dez video of him beating his pregnant girlfriend' was a rampant rumor on Twitter that was immediately debunked by all credible sources.

[FNQ]

That would tend to be in sync with Dez's comments about needing "a real raw uncut TV show or something..." and "I can't continue to get betrayed like this". You're right. The things he's been able to overcome to reach this stage in his life are pretty damn remarkable. Hope this is no more than one more obstacle.

I agree, and with the new information, it kind of does pave a path for Dez being an innocent pawn. But by the same token, if he truly was an innocent (slash ignorant) pawn in all this, it also shows he's not really learning anything. His cryptic statements made him look even guiltier in that moment, like he was admitting that something was covered up.

Regardless, we'll inevitably know more soon. There's still a glimmer of hope that they were passing a drunk-off-her-ass girl from car to car, or an ODing girl, but its a sad state of affairs when that's the news we're hoping for. And worst of all of this, it was 4 years ago. Dez seems infinitely more mature now than he was then, and judging him now for something from 4 years ago hardly seems fair. It won't stop anyone from doing it, but that doesn't make it right.

[Schmoopy1000]

this is what I found.



NFL Media has produced the incident/investigation report regarding a 2011 incident in a Wal-Mart parking lot that involved Dez Bryant.
This is the incident that has been generating headlines and wild rumors over the last 24 hours. The report says an unknown person called police to explain a black female was "being dragged from one vehicle to another vehicle" by a black male. The vehicle the woman was dragged from was a Mercedes registered to Bryant. When police arrived on the scene, the alleged victim was not there. Soon after, she arrived in a Bentley with Bryant and said she had an argument with a man named Alex Person and that she was not assaulted in any way. The police let everyone go, determining there was no offense. It remains unclear if there is any video of the incident, although most Wal-Marts have security cameras. You can read the full incident report at the link below.



Now if she had marks on her, I don't think the police would just let this go.

[Otis Driftwood]

No video according to Lancaster PD. Guess Adam Schefter can find something else to do.

Time to get Dez signed. Or tagged. Whatever.