Cowboys respond to Bryant's criticism
It didn't take long to get the Dallas Cowboys' response to Dez Bryant's tweetstorm on Friday night.
The saga began when team executive vice president Stephen Jones spoke on SiriusXM NFL Radio on Friday and commented that Bryant was in quarterback Dak Prescott's ear last season. That quote - originally posted without the part about Jason Witten - put the former Cowboys receiver on the defensive, and he ripped the team's playcalling and leadership, as well as some of his former teammates.
Jones said his comment wasn't intended to be negative.
Stephen Jones, on Dez: “No one knows more about what I think of Dez than me, and it certainly wasn’t intended to be negative.”
— David Helman (@HelmanDC) July 28, 2018
Jones says he can’t speak for the locker room dynamic, but “I think the world of Dez.” #cowboyswire pic.twitter.com/pdhPg3QyKO
Linebacker Sean Lee, whom Bryant called a "snake," admitted to butting heads with his former teammate.
#Cowboys LB Sean Lee‘s response to being called a “snake” by former teammate Dez Bryant today on Twitter pic.twitter.com/iAHpU3RUiK
— Jane Slater (@SlaterNFL) July 28, 2018
Bryant also said the team's offensive playcalling was predictable, with "everybody lined up in the same spot for 17 weeks." Offensive coordinator Scott Linehan declined comment.
I asked Cowboys OC Scott Linehan about Dez Bryant saying Linehan had "garbage ass" play-calling last year and he declined to comment, saying he's just focusing on training camp this year.
— Brandon George (@DMN_George) July 28, 2018