Frustration boiling over? Dez Bryant blows up at reporters in locker room

When you're on a six-game losing streak, everyone is on edge. Dez Bryant took out some frustration on Thursday.

Bryant, the Dallas Cowboys' star receiver, yelled at reporters in the locker room doing interviews. He said it started because a reporter used a racial slur toward a teammate, which the reporter denied.

The issue started to get attention when Robert Klemko of The MMQB tweeted:

 

	Robert Klemko @RobertKlemko
Dez Bryant just blew up on reporter, went on 10-min rant. "Until they stop disrespecting this team I don't give a f---. Mother------- sick!" 11:41 AM - 12 Nov 2015

Players yell at reporters. It happens. But Bryant blew up at reporters recently, and he's in the public eye more than most. So this raised some eyebrows.

USA Today's Eric Prisbell broke down the rant. Bryant was yelling at Jean-Jacques Taylor of ESPNDallas.com, Prisbell said. Bryant said Taylor said a racial slur to Cowboys receiver Devin Street. Prisbell wrote that claim was "uncorroborated by media members standing near the confrontation."

Klemko added that it was also uncorroborated by "any other teammates." Pat Doney of NBC5 said he was standing next to Taylor and Taylor didn't say what was alleged. Landry Locker, a producer for 103.3 FM in Dallas, said that Taylor denied saying it.

Bryant apparently thought Taylor did say it, however, because he went off.

The situation kept going when Bryant was made aware of Klemko's tweet.

"What the [expletive] are you doing?" Bryant yelled at Klemko, via USA Today. "If you're going to report something, report it right! Report the whole thing. Don't single me out like that! … That's the [expletive] I'd be talking about right there!"

Bryant also complained about the media to Cowboys PR head Rich Dalrymple and coach Jason Garrett, who came into the locker room. Afterward Bryant tweeted about the incident.

"Yeah I blew up on the media but report why I blew up on y'all… Saying I don't give [expletive] about me and calling players n----- is not professional…" Bryant said.

	Dez Bryant @DezBryant
If you going to tell something tell the whole thing...I'm done with the situation... I hope everyone is having a great day 12:28 PM - 12 Nov 2015

 

Why does it seem like a significant majority of these types of weird stories happen with the Cowboys? NBC5 published video of the rant, which you can see here with all the profane language. This might not be the biggest deal, except that it's Bryant and it's not even the first time he's had a profane rant against the media this month.

Just another day around the Cowboys, with Bryant cussing out the media for something that most people around the scene say didn't happen. Maybe not a great day at Valley Ranch, but a strangely typical one.