Talk:Dez Bryant

Unjustified deletion
Yankees10 continually deletes sourced material, claiming it to lack notability. Perhaps he should do a little research as there have been at least 4 main links on the official Ok. State website concerning CFPA recognition of Oklahoma State players in the past 12 months. Or perhaps we could also focus on the fact that 2 players from Oklahoma State won CFPA trophies, and both presentations were nationally televised. http://www.okstate.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/011210aaa.html http://www.okstate.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092909aaa.html http://www.okstate.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/091409aaa.html http://www.okstate.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/060909aaa.html

Don't worry Yankees10, ignorance is no crime on wikipedia.

i have to agree with ObamaFan. you can't just ignore sources because its convenient to your argument, especially when the school is publishing articles about it.166.82.116.211 (talk) 22:09, 25 April 2010 (UTC)


 * LOL. Like anyone is going to believe you are not him.--Yankees10 22:10, 25 April 2010 (UTC)


 * See Wikipedia talk:WikiProject College football for further discussion. --bender235 (talk) 22:18, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

Bryant's birthplace
His NFL.com profile lists Galveston, Colorado as his birthplace, but it looks like there is no such town. So? —bender235 (talk) 22:07, 22 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Since NFL.com made a similar mistake with Everson Griffen, I assume Galveston, Texas is his birthplace. —bender235 (talk) 00:12, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

–Edit: It does not list Galveston, CO as his birthplace. It lists Galveston Co., Texas as his birthplace, which is correct. If you look closer, you can see that the "o" is lowercase. When this is done, it is referencing a county, not the state of Colorado. Anytime county is abbreviated, it will have an uppercase C and a lowercase o. He was born in the Houston, Sugar Land, Baytown area which is Galveston County.

Just an FYI for future reference.

-Mark — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.134.167.5 (talk) 19:14, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

this isn't neutral
most of this article has loaded language like "heartbreaking loss" etc. and doesn't mention Jeff Ireland's infamous question or the total number of times Bryant has been sued. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.228.251.112 (talk) 04:55, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

Need confirmation of full name
The change to read 'Desmond Demond "Dez" Bryant' has been made & reverted numerous times. We need some confirmation of his full name, preferably as a reference either in the article or here in the talk page. Gmporr (talk) 00:57, 22 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Added reference. Andrewlp1991 (talk) 01:05, 22 December 2012 (UTC)


 * That works. Thanks :) Gmporr (talk) 01:11, 22 December 2012 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 March 2015
please let me edit this i have new information abut early life and collage career

Abnerthekingjustine (talk) 23:20, 25 March 2015 (UTC)
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NFL stats
What do entries in green stand for? RaqiwasSushi (talk) 04:06, 9 November 2015 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 16 May 2018
Get an updated picture of dez when he signs with a new team JecKtor KlepTecK (talk) 18:10, 16 May 2018 (UTC)
 * If there is a free image available after he signs with a new team, we will be sure to include it when that time comes. Thank you. ‡ Єl Cid of ᐺalencia  ᐐT₳LKᐬ  18:18, 16 May 2018 (UTC)

Retired
Not retired. Recieved interest from cowboys in returning Bears247 (talk) 20:32, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Do you have a source?  Eagles   24/7  (C)  20:32, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28796533/jerry-jones-rule-wr-dez-bryant-returning-cowboys?platform=amp Bears247 (talk) 20:34, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
 * The story says Jerry Jones has "not dismissed" the idea of Bryant returning. That's not real interest. If they brought him in for a workout or visit, that'd be real interest. Anything else is just talk.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  20:37, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

I feel that because Dez is such a high profile player, he shouldn’t be considered “former” until he officially announces his retirement especially since he has only been out of the league for a year. Bears247 (talk) 20:10, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Has Terrell Owens announced his retirement yet? What about Chad Johnson? How long would you like to wait for it to be official? Also, there's a difference between being "retired" and being a former player. Retired in an NFL context usually means they have announced retirement. Former just means they no longer play.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  20:35, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 October 2020
People are writing that he's on the Baltimore Ravens, when it's not official yet, and one guy just says "He's planning to sign with them" and then just edits it saying he's on the team. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BallBoy69 (talk • contribs) 21:58, 22 October 2020 (UTC)


 * ❌. The page isn't protected (and it's not clear what changes you want to make anyway). –Deacon Vorbis (carbon &bull; videos) 22:33, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

free agent vs former
this is another one of those topics that is somewhat of a grey area among how long we should wait before calling a player former. the general consensus up to this point has been that after 1 year of a player receiving no interest from an nfl team, that we can call them “former”. many nfl players never formally announce their retirement, but rather the game retires them. In Dez Bryant’s case, he has not played or worked out with a team in just over a year, so by these guidelines we would call him a former player. Bears247 (talk) 23:03, 8 April 2022 (UTC)

I suggest two years, but I do agree with the premise that no official retirement announcement is necessary. Sometimes players just ride off into the sunset, like Drew Stanton or Larry Fitzgerald. One and a half for halfway? If he doesn't get signed by July, August, you can change it to former :) MrSplashman77 (talk) 23:23, 8 April 2022 (UTC)


 * i don’t really have a problem with it but i do think it would just be best to keep it consistent for all players at whatever length we agree upon. It would be very difficult to go back and change players back from former to free agent at this point, and i do think that in general, after 1 year out of the league that player doesn’t end up returning. It definitely happens but more often than not it’s safe to say that they are done Bears247 (talk) 00:57, 9 April 2022 (UTC)