Cowboys’ Bryant turns against media

By Clarence E. Hill Jr.

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

SAN ANTONIO

Wide receiver Dez Bryant talked Tuesday for the first time since the Dallas Cowboys’ mini-hazing controversy erupted on Sunday when he refused to carry veteran receiver Roy Williams’ shoulder pads into the locker room.

He expressed frustration over the media blowing something “that was nothing” out of proportion.

“It was never an issue,” Bryant said. “Y’all made it an issue. It was never nothing. Y’all are trying to turn it into something.”

With the fans at the Alamodome coming to his defense with derisive chants to the media, Bryant continued to vent. It was especially alarming to him because of his efforts to get off to a good start with the Cowboys after a controversy-filled final season at Oklahoma State.

“I have been trying to do the right thing,” Bryant said. “Y’all are trying to turn it into something negative. I am going to continue to do the right thing. Everybody on the team likes me and I like everybody on the team. Y’all are trying to put me and Roy against each other.”