Dez Bryant never got to play a game with the New Orleans Saints this season after he suffered a torn Achilles in his first practice with the team, but his new teammates clearly have a great deal of respect for him.
On Sunday, two Saints players — running backs Mark Ingram and Alvin Kamara — paid tribute to Bryant after scoring touchdowns by doing Dez’s patented “throw up the X” celebration.
Mark Ingram shows great effort on the touchdown and throws up the X for @DezBryant #NOvsCIN pic.twitter.com/8ymXwUXwXo
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) November 11, 2018
Alvin Kamara became the second Saint today to pay tribute to Dez Bryant #ThrowUpTheX pic.twitter.com/HSffjoVB9V
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) November 11, 2018
Bryant took note of the celebrations and expressed his gratitude on Twitter during the game:
ThrowuptheX!! That’s love Boss #WhoDat https://t.co/sy1KfmYVeI
— Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) November 11, 2018
Bryant’s injury has the potential to be a career-ender given his age and situation, but he made it clear this week that he is not going to let it get him down. Watching teammates he never actually got a chance to play alongside show that kind of support for him had to feel pretty good.
