Dez Bryant has sent numerous tweets campaigning for NFL teams to sign him over the past several months, and that includes trying to convince the Dallas Cowboys to give him another shot. Apparently he has taken that pitch directly to his former team as well.
According to ESPN’s Ed Werder, Bryant has been in contact with Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones and has been “pleading” for a return to the team.
Dez has been in contact with Stephen Jones, pleading for a #Cowboys return. https://t.co/hutfQTN2qZ
— Ed Werder (@WerderEdESPN) February 21, 2020
Bryant would probably take any opportunity at this point, but he at least knows the Jones family and has plenty of familiarity with the Cowboys. It seems highly unlikely that they would bring him back, but it makes sense that Bryant wants to reunite now that Jason Garrett is no longer the head coach in Dallas.
Bryant has not played in a game since he was last with the Cowboys in 2017. He signed with the New Orleans Saints midway through the 2018 season, but he suffered a torn Achilles in practice and never appeared in a game. The 31-year-old worked out with Patrick Mahomes in the Dallas area on Friday and is hoping to prove he is healthy enough to contribute in 2020.
If Bryant can’t find a team to sign him as a player this offseason, he has also offered his services to the Cowboys in other ways.
