ESPN: Dez Bryant sued over jewelry

['Skins_&_'Stons]

This kid is just a hurricane of fail....and I love it.

:ols::ols::ols::ols::ols::ols::ols::ols::ols:

:dallasuck:dallasuck:dallasuck


http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/news/story?id=6267347

By Calvin Watkins
ESPNDallas.com

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant is being sued for $246,000 by a New York-based jewelry company in a civil suit filed Friday in Dallas.

Bryant purchased $267,000 worth of jewelry from A+A Diamonds LTD d/b/a Rafaello & Company, which makes high-end jewelry for celebrities and athletes.

Bryant's highest purchase was a $60,000 custom charm bracelet. He made the purchases on four different days last year, spending as much as $144,000 on Feb. 8, 2010, according to court documents.

"We'll let the lawsuit speak for itself," said Mike Bowes, a Dallas-based attorney who represents the plaintiffs. "My clients in New York worked for several months with Mr. Bryant's counsel to work something out with no satisfactory resolution."

Bryant could not be reached for comment.

The Cowboys wide receiver was in trouble two weekends ago when he received a criminal trespass warning for an incident at NorthPark Center when he got into a profanity-filled exchange with off-duty police over sagging pants. Bryant said his pants weren't the problem, but one of his friend's pants were low and Bryant got into an argument with the police, who took exception to the fashion statement. Bryant later said that he was treated badly by the police.

[ABQCOWBOY]

For the sake of this kid's future, the League and the Players need to get things worked out.

Another month and who knows what mistchief this kid might find?

[grhqofb5]

Guess they won't be extending any credit to Mr. Bryant in the future. You know the old saying, "Customer Jeweler/Dealer of high priced ice beware...."

[RFKFedEx]

Lets hope he can stay just mediocre enough to play out his rookie contract with the Boys. That way the embarassment will continue to build to an epic level.

This kid is a ticking time bomb.

Please Jerruh, don't cut him.

[tr1]

Puke fans can't even defend this kid anymore...:ols:

But, but...he has so much TALENT!

:rotflmao:

[Koolblue13]

It's a shame he is such an asshat, because he does have talent and could have been special in the league.

He will most likely not work hard enough, piss off to many people, get pushed out of the league, spend all of his money quickly, do something stupid and end up in prison. Makes you wonder if the NFL and college football would put more into checking character, a better kid could have had this opportunity that Dez is ****ting on.

[Hitman21ST]

Holy ****, Bryant's three for three.

On the positive side, we finally found someone on the Dallas roster who leads the league in something

[ouvan59]

Holy ****, Bryant's three for three.

On the positive side, we finally found someone on the Dallas roster who leads the league in something

That's not fair. Roy Williams led the league in fumbles per reception. But you're right, this kid is taking it to a whole 'nother level.

[paloosa]

What a surprise! Another incident involving Dez Bryant. Is he ever going to learn that he isn't the big man on campus anymore? This is the real life and he has to be accountable for his own actions. This is the type of crap that goes on with guys like Dez who have talent but they hang around these friends that think that they can hang on and do whatever they want to do because they are with him. Didn't he have issues outside football while at Oklahoma State before Deion Sanders made him ineligible for his senior year? If that is the people you want to associate with then you will keep getting in trouble. So Dez Bryant and the Dallas Cowboys are made for each other. They are bunch of clowns in three ring circus run by Jerry "The Ringmaster" Jones.

[Mr. Jones]

Holy ****, Bryant's three for three.

On the positive side, we finally found someone on the Dallas roster who leads the league in something


That's not fair. Roy Williams led the league in fumbles per reception. But you're right, this kid is taking it to a whole 'nother level.

While Dez is turning out to be an idiot, and Roy Williams fumbles did directly cost Dallas 2 games last year, Ware led the NFL in sacks and Witten lead all TE's in yards and receptions.

[Tweedr01]

While Dez is turning out to be an idiot, and Roy Williams fumbles did directly cost Dallas 2 games last year, Ware led the NFL in sacks and Witten lead all TE's in yards and receptions.
uh, who cares? i hope they lead every year they go 6-10

[Mr. Jones]

uh, who cares? i hope they lead every year they go 6-10

If you're going to rip on Dallas you should at least do it about things that're true. Like they started the worst RT in the NFL, had a secondary that couldn't cover a high school team most of the time and started the season coached by the living marshmallow man.

[sideshow24]

It's a shame he is such an asshat, because he does have talent and could have been special in the league.

He will most likely not work hard enough, piss off to many people, get pushed out of the league, spend all of his money quickly, do something stupid and end up in prison. .

Sounds like Haynesworth.

[S.T.real,lights,out]

What a joke, goes to show where these guys would be with no NFL.

[Tweedr01]

If you're going to rip on Dallas you should at least do it about things that're true. Like they started the worst RT in the NFL, had a secondary that couldn't cover a high school team most of the time and started the season coached by the living marshmallow man.
what the heck are you talking about? so dez bryant isn't being sued and didn't cuss out off duty police officers?

you're excuses are the stereotype of your fanbase, and your handle is spot on, that's exactly what jerruh does, excuse excuse excuse. we had some pretty terrible players and schemes this year, difference is we won't use that as an excuse for our poor performance, please keep your head buried, you look better that way.

[Hitman21ST]

What a joke, goes to show where these guys would be with no NFL.

Dez is singlehandedly ruining the case for the NFLPA

[JeffSchmeff]

You don't know how happy it makes me this dbag is a Cowboy.

[Taylor 36]

Well, this is what happens when you roll the dice on a player with character issues. Thank God Vinnie wasn't here, because that may have been our pick.

[Mr. Jones]

what the heck are you talking about? so dez bryant isn't being sued and didn't cuss out off duty police officers?

you're excuses are the stereotype of your fanbase, and your handle is spot on, that's exactly what jerruh does, excuse excuse excuse. we had some pretty terrible players and schemes this year, difference is we won't use that as an excuse for our poor performance, please keep your head buried, you look better that way.

I wasn't defending Bryant, I was commenting on Hitman's post about what Cowboys players lead the league in. Comprehension has never been your strong suit though, so I shouldn't be surprised by your confusion.

Dez is young, dumb, and ill prepared for the money and fame he's received. Hopefully he can get his act together and cut down on his off-field issues so his on field production can live up to the potential of his talent..

[Hitman21ST]

I wasn't defending Bryant, I was commenting on Hitman's post about what Cowboys players lead the league in. Comprehension has never been your strong suit though, so I shouldn't be surprised by your confusion.

Dez is young, dumb, and ill prepared for the money and fame he's received. Hopefully he can get his act together and cut down on his off-field issues so his on field production can live up to the potential of his talent..

FWIW, Jones, I knew Ware led the league in sacks, it was just too good of a line to pass up ;)

[Dan T.]

Sometimes I wonder how these guys who sign contracts with 10s of millions in upfront money later end up broke. Then I read about them spending $60,000 on a charm bracelet.

[Tweedr01]

I wasn't defending Bryant, I was commenting on Hitman's post about what Cowboys players lead the league in. Comprehension has never been your strong suit though, so I shouldn't be surprised by your confusion.

Dez is young, dumb, and ill prepared for the money and fame he's received. Hopefully he can get his act together and cut down on his off-field issues so his on field production can live up to the potential of his talent..
Then why quote me? I reiterate my point who cares? He was clearly joking around as was I, please get your panties out of a bunch.

[Mr. Jones]

Then why quote me? I reiterate my point who cares? He was clearly joking around as was I, please get your panties out of a bunch.

Phhh commando FTW!

[Tweedr01]

Phhh commando FTW!
touche!
:puke:

[Califan007]

I need the legion of Cowboys fans here on ES to remind me again how talk of Dez having "issues" is nothing but baseless, exaggerated rumors being spit out by jealous rival fans who wish Bryant was on their team...

[Gibbs Hog Heaven]

I think the dude is now my favorite non-Redskin.

Long may he continue to drag the (not so) good name of Dallas down further.

Hail.

[Bang]

So I guess it looks like the Dolphins asking him whether or not his crackhead prostitute of a mother would be a bad influence wasn't such a horribly insensitive thing after all.
They forced that guy to apologize, now they should force Bryant to apologize to him for publicly embarrassing him over what certainly appears to be a very legitimate question.
The apple doesn't fall far, y'know.

~Bang

[ouvan59]

The hits just keep on coming.

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/news/story?id=6269847

[TonyRomoProBowl]

the kid better grow up......thats all i can say. Makes me sad sometime to see such childish acts....But does anyone really care about character issues in the NFL anymore, i mean seriously, who cares???

[Gibbs Hog Heaven]

I LOVE this dude.

Dallas, you have a keeper there.

Hail.

[terrifNick21]

:rotflmao: Damn this is just too funny. Dude DOES need some help.

[ouvan59]

Look on the bright side Dallas fans. At least you know he won't be pulling a Carson Palmer and saying he has enough money and is going to retire anytime soon.

['Skins_&_'Stons]

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[pjfootballer]

$60,000 for a bracelet?? This is what's wrong with alot of these younger athletes. How about you buy a house and put some money away for yourself after your playing days are over instead of spending 3 times the amount of the average american's salary on a POS bracelet? And you know you're going to need money put away to pay child support on all those kids you'll father, so you might as well save ahead of time.

[Goskinz0721]

What a maroon.

So he makes about $2.8 million last year. Let's say that nets to $1.4 after taxes and agent fees. So he spends about 60% of his net on jewelry & tickets. That seems about right.

He got a deal on those cowgirl tickets at $575/seat.

Next stop for this idiot: Strip Joint arrest for making it rain.

[Clutch03]

You sir, Dez Bryant are NO Haynesworth. You need at least 6 more lawsuits to get on his level.

Haynesworth = Winning at Losing
Bryant = Losing at Losing

[Goskinz0721]

Sorry....Dupe post

[Hitman21ST]

the kid better grow up......thats all i can say. Makes me sad sometime to see such childish acts....But does anyone really care about character issues in the NFL anymore, i mean seriously, who cares???

We all know Jerruh doesn't, nor has he ever.

First he didn't have character issues, that everything was being blown out of proportion, now it's who cares if there are character issues. Keep changing your company line.

[TonyRomoProBowl]

We all know Jerruh doesn't, nor has he ever.

First he didn't have character issues, that everything was being blown out of proportion, now it's who cares if there are character issues. Keep changing your company line.

im speaking of NFL teams and fans in general.....who cares...and i hardly put a lot into a mall incident and this jewelry incident as a big time problem. All i care about is his play on the field...but i do want the kid to grow up, for his own sake.......

I know the Skins dont care about Character.........to say they do would be hysterical

[Hitman21ST]

So let's see...

First lawsuit: $246,000
Second lawsuit: $615,000

Total: $861,000

Add to that the $54,000 dinner he paid for in training camp following the pads incident, that brings his total up to $915,000. That's not even counting lawyer's and court fees.

His rookie contract gave him 2.8 million, after taxes that would probably be in the 1.5 mil range. Dude's already down 60% of his salary, and that's not even paying his entourage or cars or anything.

Hang on a sec...


Also, the lawsuit alleges Bryant owes $15,850 in unpaid sporting event tickets. Bryant was given 10 tickets worth $5,750 for the Cowboys' 2009 regular-season finale against the Philadelphia Eagles. Bryant also got six tickets worth $3,750 for the Cowboys' playoff victory over the Eagles that same season. Cowboys games were not the only ones Bryant was given tickets for. He received four tickets to watch the Mavericks play the Cleveland Cavaliers in December 2009. The cost of the tickets totaled $2,500, according to the lawsuit.

The lawsuit alleges Bryant was supposed to repay Hunt when he signed either an NFL or promotional contract, whichever came first. Bryant received the items during an 11-month period starting in June 2009 when he was a junior at Oklahoma State.

So he's suspended for the season for lying about talking to Deion, then he accepts what is in essence a payment (the tickets) WHILE he's suspended. And we're surprised he keeps on having integrity issues?

[Califan007]

im speaking of NFL teams and fans in general.....who cares...and i hardly put a lot into a mall incident and this jewelry incident as a big time problem. All i care about is his play on the field...but i do want the kid to grow up, for his own sake.......

I know the Skins dont care about Character.........to say they do would be hysterical

Going by how he treated players like Haynesworth and Devin Thomas, I'd say it's obvious that Shanahan cares about character.

[Gibbs Hog Heaven]

I know the Skins dont care about Character.........to say they do would be hysterical

Dude, get with the year. This is 2011. Mike Shanahan and Bruce Allen's Redskins. The first decade of the new millennium is LONG behind us,

We're a professional football organization again. You must of missed the memo.

Hail.

[SonOfWashington]

Man, this is too good. :rotflmao:

[Hitman21ST]

Man, this is too good. :rotflmao:

This falls under the "you can't make this **** up" category

[DarrellsMyHero28]

Phenomenal.

I love it.

[Hitman21ST]

I'd love to see how Mr. Jones or TRPB try to spin this one...

[Goingforburgundy]

And we can't survive on the money we make ccurrently? Im sorry but this is horse ****

[MrSilverMaC]

im speaking of NFL teams and fans in general.....who cares

Redskins fans do. Look at the stuff that has been said about Haynesworth in the stadium. Count the number of posts from Skins fans talking about how they wouldn't want their children wearing his jersey since he represents exactly what they don't want their children to be like. There were certainly defenders of Haynesworth and people claiming everyone was overreacting but it was a very vocal minority and I found almost all of them were under the age of 22. I think all but the most stubborn of those people have changed their tune.

And personally, as an individual without children, I hate it when Redskins players make the team look bad. I hate to see a Skins player's name in the paper for something bad. Fans do care, and so do most organizations (within certain limits.) What team wants to draft someone with loads of talent that will never see the field because he's a headcase that's going to be gone in a year or two because the league kicked him out for substance abuse or he's doing time for some felony?

Teams will gamble on a person if he's talented enough, but the threshold is different for every team. Dallas' threshold is a LOT lower than any other team not name Raiders and over the last 20 years even they can't hold a candle to dallas. Haynesworth was well below my threshold. Unfortunately for the Skins I wasn't the one making that choice for them or we would have passed on him and you can check my posting history when we signed him.

[ouvan59]

im speaking of NFL teams and fans in general.....who cares...and i hardly put a lot into a mall incident and this jewelry incident as a big time problem. All i care about is his play on the field...but i do want the kid to grow up, for his own sake.......

I know the Skins dont care about Character.........to say they do would be hysterical

It's funny how much people care when they aren't emotionally tied to a player. Just take a look at the way people rate draft picks for their team. Character matters quite a bit up until your team drafts that player and then all of a sudden it's not a big deal.

[AKM311]

3rd lawsuit now in place. For rent of $3500.

This guy needs to declare bankruptcy already, lol.

[Gibbs Hog Heaven]

It's funny how much people care when they aren't emotionally tied to a player. Just take a look at the way people rate draft picks for their team. Character matters quite a bit up until your team drafts that player and then all of a sudden it's not a big deal.

That all comes down to the type of person you are and your own personal values.

There's still a good few of us that adhere to the Gibbs philosophy of a lesser athlete but great locker room guy over superior athlete but malcontent.

Hail.

[Mr. Jones]

That all comes down to the type of person you are and your own personal values.

There's still a good few of us that adhere to the Gibbs philosophy of a lesser athlete but great locker room guy over superior athlete but malcontent.

Hail.

Like Dexter Manley?

[DarrellsMyHero28]

Like Dexter Manley?

One guy.

Go read "Boys Will Be Boys" and you'll see the difference.

[Gibbs Hog Heaven]

Like Dexter Manley?

Do you seriously want to play tit for tat on the guys Gibbs let slip as opposed to decades of Cowboys?

SERIOUSLY? You'll end up looking silly.

Hail.

[HailToTheRedskins14]

Hey yall remember the time Art Monk stabbed his teammate in the neck because he wouldn't let him cut him in line to get a haircut?

Oh wait...

[Gibbs Hog Heaven]

Hey yall remember the time Art Monk stabbed his teammate in the neck because he wouldn't let him cut him in line to get a haircut?

Oh wait...

Amazing what a 6 figure pay off can buy you huh? Hall of Famer/ Attempted Murderer. You decide. And if I remember rightly, they tried to cover that one up too.

Hail.

[Mr. Jones]

Do you seriously want to play tit for tat on the guys Gibbs let slip as opposed to decades of Cowboys?

SERIOUSLY? You'll end up looking silly.

Hail.

Cowboys certainly had their period of excesses, though they've had one of the lowest arrest rate in the NFL the last few years.

Just invoking Gibbs' players as a symbol of all that is good and saintly when Dexter Manley was among them was sort of funny to me. I mean the guy was actually thrown out of the NFL for his drug habit.

[tr1]

I need the legion of Cowboys fans here on ES to remind me again how talk of Dez having "issues" is nothing but baseless, exaggerated rumors being spit out by jealous rival fans who wish Bryant was on their team...

No ****...puke fans have terrible memories.

---------- Post added March-29th-2011 at 10:46 PM ----------


Do you seriously want to play tit for tat on the guys Gibbs let slip as opposed to decades of Cowboys?

SERIOUSLY? You'll end up looking silly.

Hail.

Mr. Jones typically looks like a silly puke fan...

---------- Post added March-29th-2011 at 10:47 PM ----------


Hey yall remember the time Art Monk stabbed his teammate in the neck because he wouldn't let him cut him in line to get a haircut?

Oh wait...

:rotflmao:

---------- Post added March-29th-2011 at 10:49 PM ----------


... though they've had one of the lowest arrest rate in the NFL the last few years.

Congratulations on the last few years....:rolleyes:

[ConnSKINS26]

This belongs everywhere Dez Bryant is mentioned. Interesting:


Fox Sports Southwest's Matt Mosley believes Ray Sherman's "close bond" with Dez Bryant led to the wide receivers coach's firing early this offseason.
These are whispers we've heard before. Sherman was soft on Bryant, allowing him to vent on the sidelines and introducing "Keepin' It Real Thursdays" for his receivers to "blow off steam" in practices. New WRs coach Jimmy Robinson will be charged with instilling more discipline in Bryant once the lockout ends. Mar 29, 9:24 PM
Source: Fox Sports Southwest

http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/5558/player?r=1

[Big Blue Joe]

the kid better grow up......thats all i can say. Makes me sad sometime to see such childish acts....But does anyone really care about character issues in the NFL anymore, i mean seriously, who cares???Plax had a number of such incidents prior to 2008. I didn't care at the time either.

[c4man5282]

Cowboys WR Bryant Accused of Non-Payment of Rent in Stillwater

http://www.nflgridirongab.com/2011/03/29/cowboys-wr-bryant-accused-of-non-payment-of-rent-in-stillwater/

Matt Baker of the Tulsa World reports Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant’s legal problems date back to his days in Stillwater, according to court documents.

Bryant was sued for $3,479.80 in January 2010 for failing to pay his rent and damages at the three-bedroom, two-bathroom home he rented in Stillwater, according to Payne County District Court documents.

“He still has not paid us,” said Bryce Campbell, the manager for Jim Campbell Property Management, the plaintiff in the case. “He will not answer our calls.”

Bryant was ruled ineligible by the NCAA during the 2009 season, and he lost his final appeal on Nov. 5 of that year.

[Bang]

Bryant seems to feel that the rules don't apply to him because he can catch a football.

By the by, it's pretty funny watching Cowboys fans try to stick up for this clown.
Face it, you're sticking up for the draft pick you used to get him, because this guy sure seems to be a Class A piece of ****.

He doesn't "need help" as some have said. He needs to grow up, plain and simple. He's walking around like he's a 15 yr old snothead kid who just found some money, like every other wannabe thug-boy who gets his vision of wealth from rap videos and corner boys. Help is there.. the NFL has all sorts of safety net programs for young players with a lot of money and maturity issues.
There's positive mentors everywhere he turns. There are people within the NFL and the NFLPA that are there to help him with his money, and to learn how to cope with being a star.
When Deion Sanders is coming down on him publicly like he is, there's a problem. Deion's a lot of things we laugh about, but he's a decent guy when it comes to mentoring these young players. (Look at PacMan Jones since Deion took him under his wing, for example. He's grown up.)

But he's got to want to grow up and leave the 'hood behind, and right now it just seems to me he'd rather play Dress-Up Gangsta than act like a man.

~Bang

[Taylor 36]

Seriously, this kid is more than damaged goods. He's had MANY high-profile people try to steer him in the right direction, including his childhood idol, Prime Time, yet the kid has even thrown their good graces away after proverbially spitting in their faces. Their truly are people in this world that are way past saving, and Dez is definitely one of them. He will be in prison within five years. You can tag this post, Mr. Jones!!!

[pjfootballer]

Cowboys certainly had their period of excesses, though they've had one of the lowest arrest rate in the NFL the last few years.

Just invoking Gibbs' players as a symbol of all that is good and saintly when Dexter Manley was among them was sort of funny to me. I mean the guy was actually thrown out of the NFL for his drug habit.

None of our players were saints, but pretty much all of them bought into the team mentality that helped us win 3 SBs. You could include Riggins as a guy that went by his own beat, but he never did anything illegal, was a great teamate and showed up every Sunday. Dexter was kicked out for his 3rd strike while passing through TB and Arizona. Gibbs and the staff tried to help him several times, but some guys are hard headed. Dexter wasn't even on out 3rd SB team. He was released because of his ongoing problems.

[Hitman21ST]

Has Dez ever thought any rule applied to him?

[martytheman]

Oh how the mighty have fallen... :dallasuck
I remember last year how idiots like Peter King couldn't get enough DB love, they were basically slobbing his knob 24/7.
"He's so cool, he refused to carry shoulder pads", etc etc
"Dallass to the SB this year, he's the missing piece!"

Strangely all the opinion writers are silent on the issue of Dez nowadays.

[Dead Money]

Plax had a number of such incidents prior to 2008. I didn't care at the time either. That right there is why I continue to come back here to read about my team and yours.

Real Insight.

Not spoiled little 'boys crying about their... well...spoiled little 'boys.

:munchout: