Cowboys rookie wide receiver Dez Bryant made headlines this summer after refusing to carry pads for his veteran teammate wide receiver Roy Williams. It’s an NFL tradition to have the rookies carry pads and perform other menial chores and Bryant’s refusal to play along created a bit of a controversy.
Dez Bryant later apologized for refusing to carry the pads and his teammate Roy Williams accepted. William joked that Bryant would have to pick up a dinner tab, but I don’t think anyone imagined that some of the Cowboys players would end up sticking Bryant with a $54,896 restaurant bill.
This week Brant took some of his teammates to Pappas Bros. Steakhouse for dinner where they ate and drank as much as they could, ordering nearly everything on the restaurant menu. Bryant’s teammates even took home bottles of wine. After being forced to pay the huge restaurant bill, I’m guessing this rookie wishes he would have just carried the pads.