I will be a fan of who ever drafts Dez Bryant

This is Dez Bryant. He is a wide receiver from Oklahoma State, who, let's just say has had some tough circumstances. His mother was 14 when he was born (his father was in his 40s), the was busted for dealing drugs. He really had no structure growing up, and it showed in his undisciplined attitude (allegedly) at Oklahoma State. He was suspended for seeking the advice of Deion Sanders, who, frankly, is as stable a father figure as poor Dez has ever had. He's trying to rebuild his image, and went through the Associated Press to rebuild his image.

Well, the AP didn't really help as much as he might have liked. (Yes, I realize this was from last month.) Labeled as irresponsible and above all a little stupid, he could have got a little [sic] help from the AP since he granted the interview. It didn't go so well. The title of the piece? "Dez Bryant: 'I ain't never got in trouble with nobody". Uh oh.

Grammarians that we all are, I have gleaned a few more of the choice quotes that the AP decided to leave unedited, and damaging to the English syntax.

- "What do this got to do with me playing football? Even if I did forget my cleats, what do that have to do with me playing football? I don't think it has anything to do with me playing football." Irresponsible and stupid. Check.

- "Y'all don't want me to go to the NFL or something?" I don't know about y'all, but I do want Dez in the NFL.


- "I haven't did anything wrong to nobody."

- "Just because I've experienced bad things, that don't make me no bad person. That don't make my mom a bad person. My mom overcame a lot of adversity just as well as I have." Just a reminder, Dez's mom was a 14 year old mother (not a judgment, just context for what he was talking about) and perhaps spoke English as a second language.

- This is about Adam "Pacman" Jones. Click the link if you don't remember all there is about Pacman. "Why down talk the man? The man did everything right. He's working out. He's doing good. What happened in the past was the past. That's just like anybody else. If they did something wrong, they would be looking for a second chance." Yep. Pacman did everything right, and is just like anyone else. Yep.


Of course, the most ironic of Dez's quotes is this: "I don't say anything wrong to nobody." My English teacher would disagree. That said, you almost have to be a fan of Dez Bryant, just because of where he came from. The mere fact that he is moving on to the NFL and isn't dead in a gutter is a success for a child born into his circumstances, and every moment he hasn't found trouble is a testament to his character. Let's hope it's stronger than the impression this article may suggest. I'll be rooting for him.
And how fun would it be if he ended up on the same team as Yodeling Cold McCoy? (Jon Gruden's QB Camp is brilliant, btw.)