As the Truth sees it…

Dez Bryant caused quite a stir around the sport’s world Sunday. The rookie out of Oklahoma State passes on being hazed when fellow wide receiver Roy Williams told him to carry his pads after practice. Bryant decided that was not for him and spoke up about it.
“I’m not going to do it,” Bryant said. “I feel like I was drafted to play football, not carry another player’s pads. I just feel like I’m here to try to win a championship, not to carry no one else’s pads. It’s not disrespect or anything.”
This sign of disrespect didn’t sit well with many NFL veterans, who had to endure such ticky tack hazing during their rookie campaigns.
I think if it had been Miles Austin who had told Dez to carry his pads, he would have done it. But coming from where Miles came from, I don’t think he would ask. It’s normally arrogant primodonna who feel entitled that go all out on hazing. And Williams, a former Texas Longhorn, has had that entitled mentality since he arrived in Dallas.
A friend put it to me this way: “Roy might not be a Cowboy in a month. Dez will a Cowboy for at least 3 seasons. He doesn’t want to carry any scrubs’ pads, regardless of tradition. ”
If Bryant had just said “Forget Roy Williams. He’s a Longhorn and I’m not carrying his gear,” then he would be getting much less flack. I guarantee it.
Michael Kinney

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