Packers reportedly out on Dez Bryant
Dez Bryant’s quest to find a new team continues.
The former star wide receiver’s production has declined over the past few years, and he was cut by the Cowboys last month after refusing to take a pay cut.
His former Dallas teammate Jason Witten — who retired from the NFL to join the “Monday Night Football” broadcast team — predicted on a recent episode of “The Adam Schefter Podcast” that Bryant would be headed to Wisconsin.
“I think he’s going to end up going to the Green Bay Packers,” Witten said. “I think that’s a great spot for him. Aaron Rodgers, he throws that back-shoulder throw so well, and Dez [can have] great chemistry with a good quarterback that can put the ball wherever he wants.”
Not so, according to NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport.
After mentioning the New Orleans Saints’ apparent lack of interest in Bryant, Rapoport said Tuesday, “I also sense nothing with the Packers. They do not seem to be in on him and at this point are not expected to be.”
He said the Packers were initially considered a possible landing spot for Bryant, but they now seem content with the wide receivers they added in the draft: Missouri’s J’Mon Moore, South Florida’s Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Notre Dame’s Equanimeous St. Brown.
So where will Bryant end up?
As he was leaving the Cowboys team facility after his release, he indicated he planned to sign with another NFC East team so he could face Dallas twice each season.
If I didn’t have my edge I got it now… I’m sorry they got to feel me it’s personal… it’s very personal
— Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) April 13, 2018
He soon found out, however, that the Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants don’t require his services.
Only one team, in fact, has shown any interest in signing Bryant: the Baltimore Ravens.
Soon after he was released, the Ravens reportedly offered him a contract in the neighborhood of the three-year, $21 million deal they had given to another free agent receiver, Michael Crabtree.
Bryant turned them down — and he tweeted Tuesday that he doesn’t regret it.
Nope not 1 bit and very appreciative for the offer. .. what’s crazy is how reports like this will try to tarnish someone character.. the slight jab saying it’s not easy to get along with.
I thought the media would give up by now with betraying me as something that I’m not https://t.co/tF6mKXbXBN— Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) May 15, 2018
That might change if he remains unsigned through the summer — which is a distinct possibility.
Earlier this month on ESPN’s “NFL Live,” Adam Schefter said it will be “tough for him to find work” in the NFL.
Schefter even said there are “far more” teams unwilling to pay the 29-year-old Bryant the league minimum salary than teams that are willing.
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