Did you see the reasons why he "stood the reporter up"? Cowboys reasons. I'm perfectly fine with that.
No, it wasn't only Cowboy's reasons.
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And the next night, I went to
the Cowboys' last preseason game, after which he told me -- twice -- "we are definitely doing this tomorrow afternoon."
Well, Friday afternoon became evening, and evening became night, and when Bryant still hadn't shown up at Wells' house, I was a stressed-out mess. At that point, I got in touch with
my inner diva, which in retrospect doesn't make me particularly proud. Wells' engaging wife, Linda Ngo, tried to talk me off a ledge, while Bryant's lawyer, Royce West -- a Texas state senator since 1993 -- drove to the receiver's house and implored him to honor his commitment.
When Bryant showed up, he was visibly angry. "You've got 10 minutes," he growled, storming into the house.
"Oh," I shouted, "are you in a hurry? Really? 'Cause I've been waiting five days ..."