Dez Bryant cited and ejected from Dallas mall

[DJ Rhude]

I'm sure if you look hard enough you can find at least one player on a NFL team with some type of character issue.....with the Cowboys tho, shit always blown way up...

I'd rather talk about people in NY already calling Carmelo, Marbury 2.0....you know local kid comes home and shit don't go as planned and you end up eating vaseline

[Rayman]

I'm sure if you look hard enough you can find at least one player on a NFL team with some type of character issue.....with the Cowboys tho, shit always blown way up...

I'd rather talk about people in NY already calling Carmelo, Marbury 2.0....you know local kid comes home and shit don't go as planned and you end up eating vaseline

That's the NYDN for you.

[DJ Rhude]

That's the NYDN for you.

Mind you, this is the same writer who three weeks ago was praising Melo, and gargling Chauncey's balls after they beat the Heat....I hate this wishy washy town at times

[strahanfan92]

Dallas Cowboys' Dez Bryant sued over $246K jewelry tab - ESPN Dallas

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant is being sued for non-payment of $246,000 worth of jewelry by a New York-based company in a civil suit filed Friday in Dallas.

Bryant purchased $267,000 worth of jewelry from A+A Diamonds LTD d/b/a Rafaello & Company, which makes high-end jewelry for celebrities and athletes.

Bryant's attorney, Texas state senator Royce West, said they are trying to settle the issue.

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"Is there a relationship between Dez and the jeweler? Yes," West said Monday afternoon. "The issue is how much is owed and when it's due. That's the issue. I think we'll solve it quickly."

Bryant's highest purchase was a $60,000 custom charm bracelet. He made the purchases on four different days last year, spending as much as $144,000 on Feb. 8, 2010, according to court documents.

"We'll let the lawsuit speak for itself," said Mike Bowes, a Dallas-based attorney who represents the plaintiffs. "My clients in New York worked for several months with Mr. Bryant's counsel to work something out with no satisfactory resolution."

Bryant could not be reached for comment.

The Cowboys wide receiver was in trouble two weekends ago when he received a criminal trespass warning for an incident at NorthPark Center when he got into a profanity-filled exchange with off-duty police over sagging pants. Bryant said his pants weren't the problem, but one of his friend's pants were low and Bryant got into an argument with the police, who took exception to the fashion statement. Bryant later said that he was treated badly by the police.

The citation would have banned Bryant from the mall for 90 days, but after apologies were administered from both sides, he has been allowed to return to the shopping center.

[shag773]

Dallas Cowboys' Dez Bryant sued over $246K jewelry tab - ESPN Dallas

Has it made the ESPN bottom line yet?

[Rayman]

Has it made the ESPN bottom line yet?

Give it time. It's already a headline...nothing about Talib, though.

Honestly, I can't defend that one. I'd be a hypocrite if I did. I slam guys all the time for wasting money on bullshit they don't fully pay for.

But hey, at least we know why pants were sagging now.

I still don't feel he's a bad guy...but he's certainly looking more and more like a really stupid one.

[MrBill]

Dez is back on the front page of ESPN this morning

Dez Bryant sued over jewelry

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant is being sued for non-payment of $246,000 worth of jewelry by a New York-based company in a civil suit filed Friday in Dallas.

Bryant purchased $267,000 worth of jewelry from A+A Diamonds LTD d/b/a Rafaello & Company, which makes high-end jewelry for celebrities and athletes.

[Rayman]

Dez is back on the front page of ESPN this morning

"Damn. Should have gone to Jared"

[f16harm]

Maybe the jewelry was to glam up his whore mom for higher priced clients?

[strahanfan92]

One day after a civil lawsuit was filed against Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant saying he owed $246,000 worth of jewelry to a New York-based company, another civil lawsuit has emerged against him and his adviser David Wells.

Eleow Hunt, a Colleyville, Texas, jeweler and ticket broker, said Bryant hasn't paid for jewelry and tickets to sporting events or repaid personal loans that collectively total in excess of $600,000, according to a court filing from Tarrant County.

The lawsuit says that Bryant, who was about to become a junior at Oklahoma State when the spending spree allegedly began, was supposed to repay Hunt when he signed either an NFL or promotional contract, whichever came first. Bryant received the items during an 11-month period starting in June 2009.

Attached to the lawsuit are copies of receipts for jewelry that Hunt said was made for the receiver and hasn't been paid for. The items include everything from a "custom Cartier diamond watch" to a "white gold diamond dog tag set" and "custom diamond engagement ring." The receipts for more than 40 pieces of jewelry total $588,500.

Hunt also claims he loaned Wells $26,000 to cover Bryant's expenses and to provide him with spending money before he was drafted. The lawsuit says Wells repaid $15,000.

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Also, the lawsuit alleges Bryant owes $15,850 in unpaid sporting event tickets. Bryant was given 10 tickets worth $5,750 for the Cowboys' 2009 regular-season finale against the Philadelphia Eagles. Bryant also got six tickets worth $3,750 for the Cowboys' playoff victory over the Eagles that same season. Cowboys games were not the only ones Bryant was given tickets for. He received four tickets to watch the Mavericks play the Cleveland Cavaliers in December 2009. The cost of the tickets totaled $2,500, according to the lawsuit.

"Mr. Hunt sells custom-made jewelry to athletes and entertainers," Hunt's attorney, Beth Ann Blackwood, said. "Mr. Bryant says he would pay and hasn't and it finally resulted in filing a lawsuit."

It was not immediately clear if the NCAA or Oklahoma State were aware of the lawsuit. He had already run afoul of NCAA rules in 2009, being ruled ineligible for lying to investigators about having lunch with Deion Sanders.

And this isn't Bryant's first controversy as a pro. He reacted badly when veteran Roy Williams asked him to carry his pads in Bryant's first training camp. He ended up getting stuck picking up the tab for a $54,896 dinner with teammates. A Dolphins executive was also punished for asking in a pre-draft interview whether Bryant's mother was a prostitute. And just last week, he had a run-in with an off-duty police officer at a Dallas-area mall over someone in his group having sagging pants.

Hunt says he's dealt with Wells in the past and the pair had a successful relationship with Wells' cousin, former Texas Tech wide receiver and current San Francisco 49ers wideout Michael Crabtree. Hunt said he has known Wells since the late 1990s.

Bryant's attorney, state Sen. Royce West, declined comment on the specifics in the lawsuits, but noted they are "sheer allegations."

"What we're seeing is Dez Bryant being singled out," West said. "There are lawsuits. They will be resolved."

Wells declined to comment, as did the Cowboys.

The total of the two lawsuits that have emerged in the past two days total over $850,000, not including damages or legal fees.

Last season with the Cowboys, Bryant made $2.84 million in base salaries and bonuses. He also received an undetermined amount from Under Armour and other income from personal appearances.

Bryant is scheduled to receive a base salary of $1.1 million this year with a $1 million roster bonus. He cannot receive the roster bonus until the NFL lockout ends. He will receive his base salary over a 17-week span starting in September.

The latest lawsuit was filed last year, but a motion filed last week by another of Bryant's attornies, Veretta Frazier, asked the court to move the lawsuit from Tarrant County to Dallas County. Blackwood responded to the motion by saying the case should remain in Tarrant County.

this is too funny

[Rayman]

I gotta say, he's fucking retarded if all this is true. What, you think all this shit is free?

That being said, the piling on from the media is out of control. Even JaMarcus Russell didn't get it this bad.

[MrBill]

That dumbass needs to find his checkbook and pay these people. It's not like he doesn't know who wants money from him. Pretty much a given that the lawyers for the plaintiffs called his lawyers to demand payment before it got to this point

[Rayman]

That dumbass needs to find his checkbook and pay these people. It's not like he doesn't know who wants money from him. Pretty much a given that the lawyers for the plaintiffs called his lawyers to demand payment before it got to this point

What's sad is that he probably can't.

I honestly wouldn't be shocked if he's flat broke right now having spent the money on frivolous bullshit and waiting for his bonus check.

It happens all the time. Why wouldn't that be the case with him?

[f16harm]

Check out his nigg'd up Tahoe before he was even signed.
Dez Bryant Stuns Jeff Ireland, Pimps Out Chevy Tahoe | The Big Lead

Wish I had a smug Jeff Ireland picture.