November 12, 2015
The Dallas Cowboys are in full-on implosion mode. Never mind that they've lost their last six games and are all but buried from playoff contention -- the Cowboys' off-the-field craziness seemingly has another new twist on a near-daily basis.
First, Deadspin landed a haymaker to the Cowboys' organization and Greg Hardy when they published pictures of a bruised a battered Nicole Holder, Hardy's ex-girlfriend, stemming from an incident in which Hardy was found guilty of assaulting her.
On Sunday, the Cowboys lost to the Eagles in overtime, after which Hardy hurriedly left the stadium without talking to reporters:
Greg Hardy left AT&T Stadium without talking to reporters. Got into passenger seat of his white Ferrari & bounced. pic.twitter.com/jElUBggkYf
— Michael Silver (@MikeSilver) November 9, 2015
On Wednesday, amid an ongoing storm of backlash for Hardy's domestic abuse case, Hardy changed his Twitter bio, painting himself as a victim of discrimination, and noting that he is "innocent until proven guilty."
And finally, today Dez Bryant joined the fray, when he shouted an expletive-laced tirade against Cowboys reporters:
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!"
— Robert Klemko (@RobertKlemko) November 12, 2015
Bryant tried to explain himself via Twitter, writing the following, which we've edited.
Bryant was reportedly angry that a Cowboys beat writer used a racial slur, via Clarence Hill of the Star-Telegram:
Bryant accused Jean-Jacques Taylor of ESPN of using the N word in reference in teammate Devin Street. Taylor is black.
That accusation was uncorroborated by any members of the media within earshot, though Bryant was backed up by Street.
It came after Bryant went on tirade calling out the reporter and the media for negative reports about the team.
Bryant then went off on a reporter from Sports Illustrated, Robert Klemko, for reporting the altercation on Twitter, causing a commotion so loud that tight end Jason Witten broke away from an interview to try to calm things down.
You can watch video of Jason Witten watching the tirade with Bryant screaming in the background in Hill's piece.
As of 6:39pm EST, Bryant is still at it:
Take it however you want pic.twitter.com/kfjf5pIw6H
— Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) November 12, 2015
This is what happens when you're expected to compete for a Super Bowl, you have a roster with no shortage of character-risk players, and you start 2-6. Dumpster fire.
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