Simply search the word "pads" and one of the first things that will pop up is whether Dez Bryant should or shouldn't have carried Roy Williams. The story has spread like a wild fire, and a couple days in and it is still causing plenty...Show More Summary
Rams rookie wide receiver Mardy Gilyard is no Dez Bryant. Days after Bryant caused a controversy in Dallas by declining to carry the pads of veteran Cowboys receiver Roy Williams, Gilyard said today that he views himself as the low....
We told you about Dez Bryant's comments on Tuesday.Now you can see them for yourself. The culprit in his mind to this mini-controversy was not Roy Williams or the tradition of carrying pads, but the media.Sounds like a veteran already....
To carry or not to carry? That is the question. After Dez Bryant refused to carry Roy Williams’ gear, there seems to be a growing interest in NFL rookie hazing. The word “hazing” brings to mind terrible tragedies resulting from college...Show More Summary
The Cowboys did their best to squash the Dez Bryant-Roy Williams story on Monday, but a media-enhanced frenzy isn't over until we say it is. (After we post this video.)Writing on ESPNDallas' chat Tuesday, Tim McMahon said, "The veterans were...
Rookie hazing has been a long NFL tradition and most people, including myself, have no problem with it. However, Roy Williams had no right to ask Dez Bryant to carry his gear. Throughout history, the game's best players went through rookie hazing and it won't stop anytime soon. Show More Summary
For ten straight minutes, Wade Phillips answered questions about Dez Bryant not carrying Roy Williams' pads yesterday. The look on his face went from bemused to exasperated by the end before a Cowboys staffer mercifully ended the mostly pointless proceedings."It's...
It took less than a week for Dez Bryant to make headlines in his battle with Roy Williams. Yesterday, after the Cowboys camp session, Roy Williams dropped his pads next to Dez Bryant so he could take them into the locker room. However, Bryant had other ideas, as he decided not to take them inside. "I'm not doing it," Bryant said. Show More Summary
Earlier today, we told you about Dez Bryant refusing to follow the Dallas Cowboys tradition of rookies carrying the equipment of veterans out...
By now, everyone has heard of the statements made by Dez Bryant after refusing to carry Roy Williams pads after practice. It is in Dez's best interest to shut up and carry the pads. The bigger story isn't his refusal to take part in rookie rite of passage, it's his lack of respect for Roy Williams. Show More Summary
Thanks now to Dez Bryant, LeBron James isn't the most me-bloated, self-sniffing rebel without a pause button on the planet. See, Roy Williams told Dez to carry his shoulder pads like a good rookie, and Dez told him to get his own shine box because Dez doesn't play that.
Even though his well-accomplished number-sake did. Show More Summary
Amid the reports that Dez Bryant of the Dallas Cowboys refused to carry the shoulder pads of fellow wide receiver Roy Williams at training camp, one thing stands out. Roy Williams cannot be trusted to hold on to anything. And seriously, folks, that should be the takeaway. Show More Summary
So, Dez Bryant refused to carry Roy “Visor-Hands” Williams’ (or anyone else’s) pads. First of all, Roy shouldn’t even have been leaving the practice field with Dez. Roy’s sorry butt should have STAYED on the field for another coupleShow More Summary
Last night, I posted an article detailing why Dez Bryant was wrong to not carry Roy Williams’ pads. Off of the football field, Bryant may still need to do some maturing (although he has certainly conducted himself quite well since becoming a Cowboy). Show More Summary
As training camps throughout the NFL get underway, rookies find themselves submitting to self-deprecating tasks at the behest of veterans. There is one rookie who simply isn’t having any of it. Dallas Cowboys first-round pick Dez Bryant...Show More Summary
The Dallas Cowboys were one of the first teams to open their 2010 training camp this week, kicking off their preseason tune-up in San Antonio. But it took just one day for the NFL's most recognizable franchise to grab recognizable headlines. The...Show More Summary
Actual headline from actual newspaper: "Dez Bryant Refuses To Carry Roy Williams' Shoulder Pads." So while this may not be a big story, the media's damn sure they're going to make it one. So let's analyze! More »
Sorry Roy Williams, Dez Bryant doesn't need to carry your pads. No one should. Bryant, the Dallas Cowboys' 2010 first round pick, made headlines after morning practice on Sunday by refusing to carry shoulder pads for Williams —a 2004...Show More Summary
NFL rookies are often required to carry veterans' pads as a sort of training camp hazing ritual. But Cowboys rookie Dez Bryant wants no part of it.Tim MacMahon of ESPNDallas.com reports that Roy Williams gave his pads to Bryant today,...
We took the position a couple of weeks ago in an item for SportingNews.com that the Cowboys should cut receiver Roy Williams. The product of one of the worst trades since Jimmy Johnson fleeced the Vikings in the Herschel Walker...