Ever since the Duke Lacrosse rape case I have made it a priority of mine to try and hear the entire story before I start convicting somebody in my mind. And over the years I have had to view the sports media with a very critical eye, particularly when it comes to the Cowboys.
And it's shameful in both ways. The way that Peter King tried to backtrack when the Ray Rice tape leaked. King backtracked purely because he wanted to keep his sources in the NFL despite turning on his own peers that told the truth.
It really tells you how the sports media thinks...it's not about the truth...it's about reporting on something that will benefit them and their career the most.
I find it hilarious that now what Rappaport is reporting is starting to be conceived as Jerry Jones trying to smear Dez so he can get him at a lower contract. This is the same Jerry Jones that gets criticized *every year* for giving out big contracts to players. Now he is supposedly trying to get a player at a discount rate?
It's hypocritical and flat-out ludicrous.
It's a major problem with the Cowboys, the local media (in general) loves nothing more than to find a way to rip into the team and root for their demise. When Adam Schefter claimed that there was a 'schism' in the Vikings locker room because players wanted Tavaris Jackson as the QB instead of Brett Favre (I swear, I'm not making this up, this is what Schefter claimed)...it was laughed at and shot down by the entire Minnesota press.
When there is a report that players on Washington are against RG3 being their QB and that he 'doesn't relate to other players well', that was immediately shot down by the local Washington press.
Jerry would never need to create a smear campaign against any Dallas Cowboys player. He can simply let the national media and the local media do that instead.
I really have little worries about the entire situation. I am 99% confident that Dez gets signed to a long-term contract and it won't be a discounted rate. Just the need for hacks like Rappaport that try to smear Dez so he can make a bigger name for himself is disgusting.
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