To be young and naive -Dez Bryant
 

Roy Williams and his teammates pull a fast one on him and make a payback for camp snub.

[url=http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/news/story?id=5626300&campaign=rss&source=twitter&ex_cid=Twitter_espn_5626300]Dinner tab for Dallas Cowboys rookie Dez Bryant comes to $54,000 - ESPN Dallas[/url]

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I think that is taking things too far. 54 grand and leaving someone to pay that is just wrong.

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And to think we should be sitting 3-0 and those sorry suckas are fixing to get on a roll. wtf

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Yea,I agree...

I'm sure he has no trouble paying for it,but that is a pretty crappy thing to do in general.
If I were playing for a team that did that to me,it would leave a bitter taste in my mouth.
That's just not cool...

On the flipside,hopefully this becomes a problem and there's a trust and personal conflict that results in a locker room division that results in players fighting on the sidelines,on the field and putting personal blame on all of each other...lol

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[quote=aceinthehouse;740648]Yea,I agree...

I'm sure he has no trouble paying for it,but that is a pretty crappy thing to do in general.
If I were playing for a team that did that to me,it would leave a bitter taste in my mouth.
That's just not cool...

On the flipside,hopefully this becomes a problem and there's a trust and personal conflict that results in a locker room division that results in players fighting on the sidelines,on the field and putting personal blame on all of each other...lol[/quote]

This is like your friends walking out on you and a $50.00 bill as a pay back. With his money its not that big of a deal.

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This is not an uncommon thing for teams to do to rookies. Young players are stuck with massive bills all the time

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[quote=SmootSmack;740657]This is not an uncommon thing for teams to do to rookies. Young players are stuck with massive bills all the time[/quote]

Looks like this article makes a lot more sense now.
[url=http://www.rollingout.com/insidesports/champion-news/8597-almost-80-percent-of-nfl-players-near-bankrupt-60-percent-of-nba-ballers-why.html]Almost 80 Percent of NFL Players Nearly Bankrupt, 60 Percent of NBA Ballers? Why?[/url]

Re: To be young and naive -Dez Bryant
 

WTF did they eat

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I can now affirm that I understand why all these guys are packin' heat as I would CAP the first MF...er stickin' it to me like that.........

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[B]Hog1:[/B]

If you even THOUGHT about bringing heat into the Cowboys locker room - - can you spell Gilbert Arenas? -- you would be out of the league in 30 seconds flat. If you couldn't deal with your vet teammates putting you and your big contract "in place" during the season, you'd be out of the Cowboys' locker room with a reputation for being an "entitled p*ssy" in less time.

This is SOP in the NFL. This one may be a tad extreme, but that is the deal - - the same way that duct-taping rookies to a goal post in August is SOP.



[B]Dirtbag359:[/B]

You are absolutely right; this is a large part of the reason why so many ex-NFLers - - and pros in other sports too - - are bankrupt soon after retiring. Generally, these are not sophisticated/educated folks and many of them cannot understand the harsh reality that the "money spigot" will eventually - - maybe even soon - - be cut off. It's great to be aboe to afford to pick up a tab left for you as a hazing stunt for $50K while you are making millions. But the day will come...

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[quote=sportscurmudgeon;740711][B]Hog1:[/B]

If you even THOUGHT about bringing heat into the Cowboys locker room - - can you spell Gilbert Arenas? -- you would be out of the league in 30 seconds flat. If you couldn't deal with your vet teammates putting you and your big contract "in place" during the season, you'd be out of the Cowboys' locker room with a reputation for being an "entitled p*ssy" in less time.

This is SOP in the NFL. This one may be a tad extreme, but that is the deal - - the same way that duct-taping rookies to a goal post in August is SOP.



[B]Dirtbag359:[/B]

You are absolutely right; this is a large part of the reason why so many ex-NFLers - - and pros in other sports too - - are bankrupt soon after retiring. Generally, these are not sophisticated/educated folks and many of them cannot understand the harsh reality that the "money spigot" will eventually - - maybe even soon - - be cut off. It's great to be aboe to afford to pick up a tab left for you as a hazing stunt for $50K while you are making millions. But the day will come...[/quote]

I can take two things of value and curiosity from your wisdom SC. It's obviously a good thing I am not a Cowboy so I don't have to cap Roy Williams (well who would really mind). I imagine that the title of "Entitled Pus..y" is a highly sought after award in that locker room??
AND BTW, I wasn't.....really serious. HTTR SC

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Who was it that was dumped with a giant tab at a Pro Bowl? This type of stuff happens all the time.

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Hog1:

Glad to know you weren't really serious. The NFL Security Folks might have put you on a watch list had you not made that clear...

"Entitled P*ssy" is not a label a player wants to wear when his agent goes looking for his next contract. Makes no difference which locker room hung that label on him...

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there are tons of reasonable and well-thought out ideas in this thread...


buuuutttttttttttt...


...i'm gonna be honest and say i actually laughed out loud while reading this entire article. i KNEW these dudes were gonna stick dez at some point, and get him good. they had to make an example of him, lol. above all, i just hope he stays salty about this all season and it creates some locker room tension!

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[quote=sportscurmudgeon;740721]Hog1:

Glad to know you weren't really serious. [SIZE=4]The NFL Security Folks might have put you on a watch list had you not made that clear...[/SIZE]

"Entitled P*ssy" is not a label a player wants to wear when his agent goes looking for his next contract. Makes no difference which locker room hung that label on him...[/quote]

I would not covet the ire of......Roger

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Who says you HAVE to cap him in the locker room? You could just go to his house.

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[quote=EARTHQUAKE2689;740741]Who says you HAVE to cap him in the locker room? You could just go to his house.[/quote]
Always the opportunist.....Quake

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[quote=Hog1;740743]Always the opportunist.....Quake[/quote]

lol yeah just gotta pick your moments.

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[quote=EARTHQUAKE2689;740741]Who says you HAVE to cap him in the locker room? You could just go to his house.[/quote]

[quote=Hog1;740743]Always the opportunist.....Quake[/quote]

[quote=EARTHQUAKE2689;740744]lol yeah just gotta pick your moments.[/quote]

Instant Classic.

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Should have carried the pads, kid. :D

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I'm sure he knew something like that was coming. If he didn't then wow, what an idiot.

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meh, mere chump change for him.

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[quote=firstdown;740653]This is like your friends walking out on you and a $50.00 bill as a pay back. With his money its not that big of a deal.[/quote]

After taxes and agent fees it's a lot of money.

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He got $8M guaranteed, I think he can afford a 54k dinner. That's life as a 1st round rook. Especially one that thought he was above carrying pads.

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From Adam S.

A different Hard Knocks RT @adbrandt: Dez Bryant's 2010 salary is $320,000. Spent 17% of it - $55,000 - for dinner the other night.

RT @TitansFootball: Bryant has 5-yr $11.8M contract w/$8.5M gtd. How is his 2010 salary only $320k? ... Teams pay big bonuses, low bases.

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[quote=SFREDSKIN;741221]From Adam S.

A different Hard Knocks RT @adbrandt: Dez Bryant's 2010 salary is $320,000. Spent 17% of it - $55,000 - for dinner the other night.

[B]RT @TitansFootball: Bryant has 5-yr $11.8M contract w/$8.5M gtd. How is his 2010 salary only $320k? ... Teams pay big bonuses, low bases[/B].[/quote]

Kinda surprising people don't know this

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Latest total, $55K for dinner, $8K for tip = $63,000.00 dinner.

Someone did the math and that was 1,000 filet mignons at that restaurant. Reports were that the players were carrying full bottles of wine and champagne out "to go".

None of his teammates will publicly admit to being there when asked in interviews.

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^it was all alcohol man. forget the restaurant name, but there's a pic you can google of some guys receipt for a 50k dinner for 6 in nyc. it's normal appetizers, entrees and deserts, all expensive of course but nothing unheard of. then they order 6 bottles of wine, ranging from 2-10K each. ridiculous!


and lmao you KNOW dez tipped $20 on that check.

Re: To be young and naive -Dez Bryant
 

Nice read here:

[url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/14045916/if-55k-is-a-joke-cowboys-veterans-are-punch-line]If $55K is a joke, Cowboys' veterans are punch line - NFL - CBSSports.com Football[/url]

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I'm guessing there were maybe 50 of them, so that's a little over 1K per -- not too excessive when you consider they were taking home bottles of wine and whatnot.

And, yeah, he got a check for 8 million dollars earlier this year, so 50K is a drop in the bucket.

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[quote=GMScud;741276]Nice read here:

[url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/14045916/if-55k-is-a-joke-cowboys-veterans-are-punch-line]If $55K is a joke, Cowboys' veterans are punch line - NFL - CBSSports.com Football[/url][/quote]

[quote]And $54,896 is an uppercut to his bank account. Given the size of his contract, it might not seem to be. But add up the taxes, the outlay for agents and other representatives, and he surrenders at least 30 percent of that $8.3 million. Tally the financial support he may be expected to provide for family members, and ... well, no one will feel sorry for him, but if his body wears out before he gets another deal, he won't remain a rich man unless he is very, very prudent.[/quote]

LOL "He might get hurt and only be left with a million dollars! Oh my God his life will be ruined!"