Jerry Jones, Dallas Cowboys Worried About Dez Bryant?

The Dallas Cowboys are growing increasingly concerned with star receiver Dez Bryant’s off-field behavior and it may ultimately play a factor in the team’s decision of if they should offer him an extension.

NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported during Sunday’s telecast of NFL GameDay Morning that team management now has “genuine concern” about the always volatile Bryant. “The Cowboys, I am told by multiple sources involved in the situation, do not trust Dez Bryant off the field. They feared that it will all blow up in his face, that a variety of small incidents all come back to haunt him.”

Word of the team’s uneasiness couldn’t come at a more inopportune time for Bryant, who is currently seeking an extension from the Cowboys where he has indicated that he wants to be paid as one of the league’s top receivers.

That may not be in the cards for Bryant, at least not with the Cowboys. Rapoport added “I went to the DeSoto (Texas) City Police Department. I found six instances of police coming to Dez Bryant Bryant’s house in DeSoto. Among the incidents — and none of these were convictions — there was a harassment incident, there was a robbery at his house, the fire department had to come and unlock his car that had a sleeping baby inside. All of these things give the Cowboys cause for concern. He’s had anger management; they have a manager with him at all times. But they are very nervous, and this is one reason they have not wanted to give him the guaranteed money that most elite receivers get.”

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is also rumored to have been displeased with Bryant’s recent decision to part ways with longtime agent Eugene Parker and hire rap icon and Roc Nation sports agency founder Jay Z.

“Dez Bryant just changed agents, so talks may start off,” said Rapoport. “This was their best offer: 10 years, $114 million. Sounds pretty good. Well, I am told only $20 million of that was guaranteed, only $5 million signing bonus, and over the first six years, he would make $10 million (per year) — not the salary of an elite receiver.”

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