The Jersey Chaser » Dez Bryant

Bears prank rookies with $38K dinner tab

thejerseychaser — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 05:52:18 +0000

It is NFL tradition for rookies to pay for the team dinner during the season’s Rookie Night of the bye week, but DE first-year Shea McClellin, who grew up on a farm off Chicken Dinner road, was not expecting the Chicago Bears to rack up a $38,000 tab.

Lucky for McClellin, the $38,000 check was a fake planted by team veterans.

“I saw it, and I was like, ‘I don’t know how I’m going to pay for this.’ I don’t think my debit card can go that high,” McClellin said.

The total price of the dinner, which was held at Mastro’s Steakhouse in Chicago, was about a third of the fraud check. Israel Idonije tweeted a picture of the bill with the hashtag #RookieNight.

While McClellin’s bill was only a prank, other rookies were not so fortunate. In 2010, the Dallas Cowboys stiffed rookie Dez Bryant with a $54,000 bill for refusing to carry veteran Roy Willams’ pads after practice.

Dallas Cowboys Dez Bryant in fight with Lil Wayne

thejerseychaser — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:34:42 +0000

Did Lil Wayne try to make Dez Bryant carry practice pads? The Dallas Cowboy and famous rapper reportedly got into a fight on Sunday at Liv on South Beach in Miami.

Lil Wayne and his entourage reportedly fought with Bryant over a debt he owed to Endurance Capital Fund, which helps entertainers and athletes buy luxury items. The alleged firm is linked to Lil Wayne’s Young Money Records.

Along with Lil Wayne, Young Money President Mack Maine and Cash Money Entertainment CEO Brian “Baby” Williams were also present. Bryant was detained by police but not arrested.

The Dallas Cowboys wide receiver has denied any rift between the rapper, tweeting on Thursday, “Let’s quit with the false stories now….me and this man don’t have a problem with one another lol.”

Rookie Ed Davis gets hazed by Toronto Raptors veterans

thejerseychaser — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:45:23 +0000

Rookie hazing is a part of the professional sports culture (right Dez Bryant). Look at the latest prank the Toronto Raptors veterans pulled on rookie Ed Davis. Despite having the highest field goal percentage on the team, the Raptors were quick to remind him he is on the low end of the totem pole. Teammate Reggie Evans Tweeted “This is what happen when u a rookie @eddavis32 car. LMAO.”

Dallas Cowboys haze Dez Bryant; buys $55,000 steak dinner for team

thejerseychaser — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 22:25:54 +0000

Dallas Cowboys rookie Dez Bryant caught a lot of flack during NFL training camp after he refused to carry veteran Roy Williams’ practice pads. The Cowboys got their revenge on Bryant after they stuck the rookie with the $55,000 bill at a steakhouse. The team was out to dinner at Pappas Bros Steakhouse in Dallas, with many of the teammates taking to Twitter to boast about the food.

Miles Austin: “Food is crazy here!!!”

Jesse Holley: “Woke up this morning and scramble me some cheese eggs to go w/ my left over 20oz Kobe steak from last night. Mmmmmmm!”

Felix Jones wrote before the dinner: “Our offensive rookies are buying dinner … I remember those days. Sure don’t miss them the least bit.”

Since the July hazing scandal, Bryant has tried to make nice, buying his fellow receivers Air Jordan Olympic 7s. Bryant even gave Williams the Madden NFL 11 video game as a peace offering.

Bon appetite Bryant!

Unlike Dez Bryant Tim Tebow carries pads at Broncos practice

thejerseychaser — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 03:41:08 +0000

Tim Tebow is not letting his big Jockey contract get to his head. The Denver Broncos rookie QB honored football hazing tradition by carrying his teammates pads after practice. Dez Bryant could learn a thing or two from the former Florida Heisman Trophy winner.

Hopefully the football gods are looking down on Tebow and will protect him from injury this season.

Dez Bryant sprains ankle; Roy Williams gets the last laugh

thejerseychaser — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:41:34 +0000

Karma’s a bitch… just ask Dallas Cowboys rookie Dez Bryant. After refusing to follow Cowboys rookie traditions and carry Roy Williams pads, Bryant sprained his ankle during training camp.

The Cowboys confirmed Bryant suffered a high right ankle sprain and will miss 4-6 weeks. Bryant is expected to return during the end of the Cowboy’s preseason.

Dez Bryant refusing to partake in Dallas Cowboys rookie hazing

thejerseychaser — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:04:50 +0000

Dallas Cowboys rookie Dez Bryant is the sorority girl who tattles on hazing. Bryant is refusing to take part in the Cowboys rite of passage for rookies to carry veteran teammates’ shoulder pads.

The Oklahoma State WR was drafted by the Cowboys in the first round and refused to carry Roy Williams’ shoulder pads after practice at training camp.

Williams is threatening to take the hazing to step 2 and take advantage of Bryant’s credit card. Other NFL teams, like the San Diego Chargers, make their rookies take them out to dinner.

Instead, Bryant it defending his prima donna antics saying: “”I’m not doing it. I feel like I was drafted to play football, not carry another player’s pads. If I was a free agent, it would still be the same thing. I just feel like I’m here to play football. I’m here to try to help win a championship, not carry someone’s pads. I’m saying that out of no disrespect to [anyone].”

What does Bryant think everyone else was drafted for?

Bio: Dez Bryant

thejerseychaser — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:34:28 +0000

Dez Bryant (born November 4, 1988 in Lufkin, Texas) is an American football wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cowboys in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oklahoma State.

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