Dez Bryant adviser: “He’s in a dark place”

[atljbo]

Dez Bryant adviser: “He’s in a dark place”
Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on March 30, 2011, 1:26 PM EDT
Dez Bryant AP

With lawsuits piling up, it’s not a good time to be Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant right about now.

His adviser David Wells — not that David Wells — joined ESPN Radio in Dallas to answer a few questions about the young receiver.

Wells says Bryant wants to settle his debts, and is currently in a “dark place.” (That caused Tim McMahon to wonder if Bryant has paid his electricity bill.)

Wells helped Bryant get expensive jewelry when Bryant was still a student at Oklahoma State. He does not believe that is a NCAA violation. (Reasonable minds may disagree. Like the NCAA.)

Deion Sanders also sat in on the session, and we’ll pass along anything else newsworthy that was said. It’s not like we have actual football news to report on.

[papachaz]

(03-30-2011 01:39 PM)atljbo Wrote:  Dez Bryant adviser: “He’s in a dark place”
Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on March 30, 2011, 1:26 PM EDT
Dez Bryant AP


Wells says Bryant wants to settle his debts, and is currently in a “dark place.” (That caused Tim McMahon to wonder if Bryant has paid his electricity bill.)

i have to admit that's EXACTLY what i thought when i read the title! LMAO that is TFF

[Sporkdevil]

How hard is it? You got a really nice salary and bonus under a year ago. You just have to pay for things. Moron.

[JDaveG]

It tends to get dark quick when you put your head up your ass.

[pauliwood]

next step: get caught smoking crack in a hotel room with prostitutes. after all it is the cowboy way

[mdrake34]

I bet Dez will be out of the NFL in 3 years.

[Gritz]

(03-30-2011 01:56 PM)JDaveG Wrote:  It tends to get dark quick when you put your head up your ass.

That bon mot sir earned you a +1......

Well played.

[Gritz]

(03-30-2011 02:29 PM)mdrake34 Wrote:  I bet Dez will be out of the NFL in 3 years.

These guys make it one hell of a lot harder than it has to be.

[The Falcon Jedi]

>>Wells helped Bryant get expensive jewelry when Bryant was still a student at Oklahoma State. He does not believe that is a NCAA violation.<<

Um yea... that is an NCAA violation, lol.

[The Falcon Jedi]

Ok so this David Wells apparently has done this before, with Michael Crabtree. Getting these college athletes lines of credit with the promise to repay once they get an NFL contract. That is absolutely illegal by NCAA standards. Although technically David Wells didnt actually purchase them anything himself, he provided the means for the athletes to do so themselves. But providing huge lines of credit is the same thing, just indirectly. I guess this is how agents and "sports managers" skirt the NCAA regulations these days.