Jerry tells Dez to keep his guard up

[Mr Cowboy]

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Before the start of the 2012 season, [SIZE=+0]Dallas Cowboys[/SIZE] wide receiver [SIZE=+0]Dez Bryant[/SIZE] agreed to a strict set of conduct rules. They were set up by Bryant and his adviser David Wells in consultation with team officials.

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Bryant Two years in, Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones said the rules should remain in place.

"He doesn't need to drop his guard," Jones said Tuesday at the NFL owners meetings. "In some respect, none of us do."

Jones' comments brought about laughter during his chat with beat writers.

Bryant must adhere the following guidelines:

• A midnight curfew. If he's going to miss curfew, team officials must know in advance.
• No alcohol.
• He can't attend strip clubs and can only attend nightclubs if they are approved by the team and has a security team with him.
• He must attend counseling sessions twice a week.
• A rotating three-man security team will leave one man with Bryant at all times.
• Members of the security team will drive Bryant to practices, games and team functions.
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[dreghorn2]

I won't comment about the need for these restrictions or not, but i am amazed at how intrusive they are, particularly for a young NFL millionaire.

Kudos to Dez for handling that arrangement.

 

[COWBOYSNUM1]

Jerry wants Dez to keep his guard up because he's about to give him a big fat contract.

 

[Nova]

Okay, I may have this wrong, but I thought that "The Dez Rules" that were leaked were not genuine or from a credible source.

ESPN still reporting false information deliberately, or am I wrong here?

 

[casmith07]

I won't comment about the need for these restrictions or not, but i am amazed at how intrusive they are, particularly for a young NFL millionaire.

Kudos to Dez for handling that arrangement.

These kinds of things read more to me about keeping certain people away from him than not trusting him to behave himself.

People will want to try and poke at a young man like Dez to get him to react, even though on his own he's fairly harmless. This way, the team has some insurance built up around him.

As long as its working, no issues. The no alcohol thing will really pay dividends for his on-field performance too. Alcohol is a severe performance inhibitor.

EDIT: although I just read where a lot of this stuff was discredited above, so who knows.

 

[lostar2009]

I won't comment about the need for these restrictions or not, but i am amazed at how intrusive they are, particularly for a young NFL millionaire.

Kudos to Dez for handling that arrangement.

I have already been to several strip clubs in the past month. I feel sorry for the guy.

 

[xwalker]

I have already been to several strip clubs in the past month. I feel sorry for the guy.

It's at another level when you have the strippers come to your place.

 

[big dog cowboy]

I have already been to several strip clubs in the past month.

But can you make it rain like NFL players?

 

[dreghorn2]

These kinds of things read more to me about keeping certain people away from him than not trusting him to behave himself.

People will want to try and poke at a young man like Dez to get him to react, even though on his own he's fairly harmless. This way, the team has some insurance built up around him.

As long as its working, no issues. The no alcohol thing will really pay dividends for his on-field performance too. Alcohol is a severe performance inhibitor.

EDIT: although I just read where a lot of this stuff was discredited above, so who knows.

You could very easily be right, and from a Cowboys perspective there are nothing but positives here.

A young man with all the structure to stay out of trouble makes it a lot easier to decide contract details and trust factors going forward.

The only thing i don't want to hear is, new contract, i don't need supervision stories emerging in a year or so. But honestly i think that highly unlikely, i really like Dez and think his 2nd contract could extend into an up period for the Cowboys, if we can just get it together.

I worry more about his health than his off field behavior.

 

[lostar2009]

But can you make it rain like NFL players?

Nope , if its a lot of ones it monopoly money.

 

[hornitosmonster]

Confirms my thoughts about Dez. Embarrassing that a grown man requires a babysitter

 

[Sportsbabe]

I won't comment about the need for these restrictions or not, but i am amazed at how intrusive they are, particularly for a young NFL millionaire.

Kudos to Dez for handling that arrangement.

Oh, it"s needed. I"m for whatever it takes to make sure he suceeds in life. I'm happy to hear it.

 

[Stash]

"He doesn't need to drop his guard," Jones said Tuesday at the NFL owners meetings. "In some respect, none of us do."

+1 point for Jerry for realizing he can follow suit and for a bit if self-effacing humor.

 

[Aikmaniac]

Too bad this became public. More teams than you think have these rules in place.

 

[perrykemp]

Confirms my thoughts about Dez. Embarrassing that a grown man requires a babysitter

mansitter.

I think it's embarrassing for Dez, however, I think it's good for the club so I am cool with it.

 

[theSHOW]

We have a full grown baby for WR. Sad.

 

[BigStar]

Confirms my thoughts about Dez. Embarrassing that a grown man requires a babysitter

Marriage... Seriously though, I wish we just had a drunk wife beater who drove himself to strip clubs nightly to get engage in fist fights. I'm so embarrassed...

 

[Wheeltax]

These kinds of things read more to me about keeping certain people away from him than not trusting him to behave himself.

I believe this too

 

[casmith07]

Lots of guys in this thread sitting on horses with extremely long legs.

 

[Gemini Dolly]

Whatever they are doing, its working. So keep at it.