ESPN is one of the world's largest sport news agencies in the world, and they have strict ethical guidelines that they must adhere to. The news that they report is sport related, and related to sports players. This story is absolutely far from it because a full grown adult has no control over what his parents did when he was a child. To blame Bryant for that, and to think it makes it OK to drag his name in the dirt, makes you a pretty hard judge. It doesn't matter if it's 50k or 50 mil, the paycheck is to Dez Bryant not his Mom or any other family member and all employers also have certain ethical standards they must adhere to. You probably do deal with a lot of crap me a L.V. cop, but that comparison is ridiculous. Also saying Dez Bryant is not a victim for the actions of his PARENTS is also ridiculous. A sanitation worker would say the same thing. If you were going for a promotion, and the government found out something about your kids or spouse and they posted it all over websites, newspapers, or anywhere else that potential employers AND the general public could see it would you think it's standard practice?
any story regarding an athlete is sports related, you can't honestly claim otherwise. was the Ben Roethlisberger or Mike Tyson rape accusations not sports related because it wasn't in regard to on-field activities? of course not, because sports related means just that -- related to the sport, which includes the athletes and their lives, not simply the actual athletic event. if good hearted tales about an athlete donating time to the make a wish foundation or any other community activity is sports related, so are stories that are negative. but you can't have it both ways. but what is being missed is huge -- the kid is a habitual liar. he can't seem to answer any question honestly, even his birth date. he's hardly a victim if that comes back to bite him.
FWIW, I think the question was tasteless, but entirely within the confines of the process. Teams are investing large sums of money in these players who are going to be under intense media scrutiny at all times. They're an investment. The team has a right to know how the kid will react to it. It's just moronic that the Dolphins GM posed the question. That's the disaster here. -X-
Those comparisons are not similar to this situation in the slightest. Ben and Tyson were both the focus of the story, and they were responsible for their actions. Ben has been accused of rape several times, Tyson has had numerous assault, Bryant's mother has had trouble with the law. Are you honestly going to try to compare these three situations? Once again, this would be a sports related story because the sport player is the focal point of the story. How often do you hear about sport players families maybe doing something charitable? Never because it doesn't make for good news because nobody knows who they are. ESPN chooses to report the bad and not the good if terms of "not having it both ways." Your example once again is completely off the entire issue. I wouldn't call someone a habitual liar because they didn't admit their Mother was a crack whore.
Dez is no angel man, ask him if he finished school and I can imagine he would still try and lie and say I sure did. Am I a hard judge yes, but that doesnt change the fact that with the policies that the Commish has imposed you dont need any shithead on your team at this time. Also ESPN is only reporting it because he opened his big mouth, and his mom is demanding a apology.. is she serious....
Why is everyone talking about ESPN? Why isn't anyone talking about Dez Bryant himself? He is the one who mentioned it in the first place. He says nothing, none of this gets out. Dez tried to be a diva, or something, not really sure what he was thinking, and now it's all blowing up into a ridiculous situation.
I have a good feeling ESPN would find this shit and dig it up even if Bryant didn't bring up the stuff about Ireland's remark.
You think Ireland cares? He's already given his apology and I've seen MANY people on ESPN and on national TV defending his line of questions... a lot of people having nothing to do with Miami. I've seen football players defending the question left and right, whats Ireland worried about? It's already been released that Dez Bryant said "My father was a pimp and my mother worked for him" which is what led to the question. You know this, right? Only one hurting from this now is Dez Bryant, especially with his ridiculous mother only embarrassing him more. I ask again, is it really ESPN's fault? Sure, they are milking the story for all it's worth, but that's their job, especially in the off season. Dez Bryant leaked the info and now he's paying the price. His own fault, he has to deal. edit: To answer your question about 'why he should keep his mouth shut'... consider that his mother getting busted for selling crack as recent as 2009 is common knowledge amongst football fans now who didn't know and didn't care. He should have kept his mouth shut to save himself this embarrassment, that's why.
