Dez Bryant isn't too hung up on all that missed curfew drama. After being among 20 Dallas Cowboys players to reportedly miss a bed check Friday night in London, the star wide receiver laughed off questions about the incident Sunday after a win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Dez Bryant shrugs off reports of missed curfew, has big game
“We had a good time,” the star said when asked about staying out late Friday night in London.
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“We had a good time,” Bryant told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. “We did what the receivers normally do. We go out and have a good time. We didn’t think nothing of it. Did it change anything? I could have sworn we got the ‘W.’ Didn’t we?”
Get the W they did. The Cowboys rolled Jacksonville, 31-17, and piled up nearly 400 yards of offense. Bryant showed no ill effects from a late Friday night, racking up six receptions for 158 yards and two touchdowns.
“I felt good,” said Bryant, who had only five catches in the team’s previous two games. “Early in the week, I felt good. We came out and we took care of business. That’s it.”
It’s unclear whether Bryant and his teammates actually missed a curfew -- or more specifically, if there was even a curfew to miss. Head coach Jason Garrett said early last week the team was under a midnight curfew, but owner Jerry Jones said he kept the players out past midnight Friday at a party he threw. Cornerback Brandon Carr said the players had been cooped up all week and were allowed to blow off some steam.
Garrett brushed off questions about a Friday curfew after the win Sunday.
Bryant’s behavior is reportedly becoming an issue for the Cowboys, to the extent that it’s affecting contract negotiations. A report last week claimed the team has “genuine concern” over handing the star wideout the big money he deserves because they don’t trust him off the field.
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