Dez Bryant engages in multiple sideline meltdowns as Cowboys collapse in loss to Lions
Dez Bryant wasn’t happy with his team’s game-planning versus the Lions. (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
Dallas Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant made an amazing one-handed touchdown catch in his team’s game against the Detroit Lions, but it appeared that in the second half, communication between Bryant and quarterback Tony Romo broke down.
At one point on the sideline near the end of the third quarter, Bryant came off the field at the end of a Dallas drive and started yelling in a very animated fashion in the general direction of anybody who would listen — coaches, teammates, and eventually Romo, who was sitting on the bench going over the gameplan. (GIF below courtesy of BuzzFeed Sports):
Bryant, who claimed during the week leading up to the game that he was capable of doing everything that Lions receiver Calvin Johnson can do, may have been unhappy at his lack of opportunities. At the end of the third quarter, Bryant had two catches for 22 yards on five targets, while Johnson had ripped the Cowboys secondary to bits with nine catches for 221 yards on 11 targets.
By the way, the Cowboys were leading, 13-10, at the time of his little fracas.