Sabin - Sources: Cowboys have no knowledge of rumored video tape involving Bryant

[Cotton]

Nice deletion Iamtdg...the first reply was pretty dramatic.

Actually, I deleted it because I didn't read his post thoroughly before replying.

 

[Carp]

Actually, I deleted it because I didn't read his post thoroughly before replying.

How could you? I mean this thing has you all kinds of fired up.

 

[Smitty]

I'm guessing that no such footage actually exists so we may be waiting awhile.

Shit lets just swap out bad boys. I'm with Schmitty, Dorial Green Beckham time. Another freak talent who likes to hit a woman.

I want him just cause our offense will be sick.

If there aren't any great defensive linemen around, and you are choosing between Ebenezer Ekubans and Shariff Floyds, yeah, I'll take the stud WR.

Dez-DGB-Williams-Beasley.

Gah. Unstoppable.

 

[Deuce]

How could you? I mean this thing has you all kinds of fired up.

 

[Cotton]

How could you? I mean this thing has you all kinds of fired up.

Yeah, I'm definitely raging about it. Glad you could see through my calm demeanor to keep me honest with myself.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

I want him just cause our offense will be sick.

If there aren't any great defensive linemen around, and you are choosing between Ebenezer Ekubans and Shariff Floyds, yeah, I'll take the stud WR.

Dez-DGB-Williams-Beasley.

Gah. Unstoppable.

There is no question I really like DGB. I think in terms of talent he would be right up there at the top of this draft if it weren't for getting in trouble. Maybe not Calvin Johnson elite but I could see him easily being a Julio Jones type talent. It's always hard to pass up elite talent in the late first regardless of position.

 

[boozeman]

There is no question I really like DGB. I think in terms of talent he would be right up there at the top of this draft if it weren't for getting in trouble. Maybe not Calvin Johnson elite but I could see him easily being a Julio Jones type talent. It's always hard to pass up elite talent in the late first regardless of position.

He's not a lot different from Reformed Dez. Supposedly his brother moved in with him and got him on the straight and narrow. If it comes down to him or a lesser ranked player, I take the guy.

 

[boozeman]

I'm guessing that no such footage actually exists so we may be waiting awhile.

Shit lets just swap out bad boys. I'm with Schmitty, Dorial Green Beckham time. Another freak talent who likes to hit a woman.

It's more like slap a ho and threw her down some stairs. And she probably deserved it.

 

[L.T. Fan]

This is all about context if this happened years ago the damage will be minimal and if it really is that bad I am sure his reps would have paid the money.

His text is starting to make more sense now.

I think this might be something when he was in college if it even exists.

 

[1bigfan13]

It's floating around that this is something that happened back in 2011....during the years when Dez was a bit of a knucklehead.

If this is legit I wouldn't have a problem offering him a contract extension and if I'm the league I don't go all AP/Ray Rice on him. From what I can tell, Dez has matured a lot since 2011. That has to count for something.

Besides, does the league really want to start dredging up skeletons out of all its employees' closets and start doling out punishments for stuff that happened years ago? I don't think so. It's a slippery slope that could backfire.

 

[GForce78NJ]

Besides, does the league really want to start dredging up skeletons out of all its employees' closets and start doling out punishments for stuff that happened years ago? I don't think so. It's a slippery slope that could backfire.

You start with this bullshit and pretty much every sport is going to lose 30% of its best players.

Donte Stallworth killed a man drunk and he played for 3 more teams after that. Lets not get too crazy with the slapping a girl if thats what it is

 

[Smitty]

Still waiting for this alleged video to be released.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Still waiting for this alleged video to be released.

Terrez Owens promised it to me today!

 

[Cotton]

Terrez Owens promised it to me today!

Calm down. Jesus.

 

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Schefter confirms rumor of Dez Bryant video
Posted by Mike Florio on February 25, 2015, 3:37 PM EST
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In November, I caught wind of a potential situation involving Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant. There were whispers of a video showing Bryant doing something he shouldn’t have been doing. I was told multiple members of the NFL media had been chasing the video, but that no one had been able to find it.

I’ve done some minimal legwork since November, checking with the Cowboys to see if they were aware of the video (they said they weren’t) and talking to some folks in the media who acknowledged that: (1) they’d heard about the video; and (2) they had no plans to address it absent hard proof that it exists. I decided to let it simmer pending further information.

With the window for applying the franchise tag open and free agency approaching and the Cowboys and Bryant unable to work out a long-term deal and many wondering whether the team’s unwillingness to commit significant guaranteed money flows from off-field concerns, the simmer was starting to build toward a boil. During an appearance last Friday with 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, hosts Shan Shariff and RJ Choppy told me they’d heard from two different people that the Cowboys have a specific concern about Bryant. And I blurted out something about the rumors regarding the video that may or may not exist.

I was careful to point out that it’s not known whether the video exists, explaining that reporters covering the NFL had been trying for months to find the video. Appearing Monday on ESPN 1000 in Chicago, ESPN’s Adam Schefter confirmed that.

Asked about the rumors of a Dez Bryant video, Schefter said (measuring his words very carefully) that he has heard about the video and that he knows what’s on it.

“I’ve been working on this since September,” Schefter said. “There’s a lot involved.”

Schefter also said he doesn’t know whether the video will come out.

“It’s taken up a lot of my time this season,” Schefter added, explaining that what he’s been working on isn’t ready and may never be.

Since Friday, it’s definitely taken up plenty of my time. I’ve spent lots of time on the phone trying to determine whether the video exists, and I’ve submitted a request under the Texas Public Information Act to the appropriate agency, with the goal of getting the video (if it exists) and any related documents (if they exist).

Primarily, the goal is to get a clear answer on this, one way or the other. If there’s a video, the Cowboys and the NFL need to know about it, and to act accordingly based on its contents. If there’s no video, then it’s better for Bryant if the situation comes to a head now. Otherwise, the rumor will linger — and it eventually will impact the offers that one or more teams are willing to extend to him.

I talked about the situation at the outset of Wednesday’s PFT Live on NBC Sports Radio, and several other times throughout the program. My understanding is that the incident (if there was one) happened in 2011, and that the video (if there is one) may contain footage of someone other than Dez Bryant.

For Bryant’s part, he tweeted on Wednesday afternoon, “I need to get me a real raw uncut tv show or something … I can’t continue to get betrayed like this.” Bryant has since deleted the tweet.

On Friday, Bryant posted an even more cryptic message that contained no specific denial of the existence of a video, but that instead referred to people taking advantage of him and not being ashamed of any past incidents.

 

[Genghis Khan]

Deadspin came out and said they will buy the video if it's out there. So far nothing legit. So it's not for a lack of buyers that it's not out yet. Makes you wonder.

 

[Rev]

Deadspin came out and said they will buy the video if it's out there. So far nothing legit. So it's not for a lack of buyers that it's not out yet. Makes you wonder.

It was just people in his past getting shut out and trying for one more payday.

 

[Carp]

OMGZ...any updates?

 

[Carp]

 

[Texas Ace]

2011?

Even if what they claim happened actually did, you can't go retroactively punishing guys for stuff or you're opening a huge can of worms there.

Bryant has come a long way since then and hasn't gotten in any trouble at all in the last 2 years, so that has to count for something.

My guess is that a tape will be release to someone, but Bryant won't face any real punishment for it.