Not long after learning he'd been cut by the Dallas Cowboys, wide receiver Dez Bryant sent out a tweet alerting potential suitors he is ready for the next step.
let's start the process #unbothered #ThrowUpTheX
— Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) April 13, 2018
It didn't take long for players all over the league to start courting him. In 113 games over his eight seasons with the Cowboys, Bryant has caught 513 passes for 7,459 yards and a franchise-record 73 touchdown receptions.
If Bryant would like to stay in-state, safety Tyrann Mathieu would love to have him on the Houston Texans.
Come to Houston bro... @DezBryant
— Tyrann Mathieu (@Mathieu_Era) April 13, 2018
How about in-division? The Philadelphia Eagles are coming off their first Super Bowl and tackle Haloti Ngata expressed his interest in seeing Bryant in green and white.
— Haloti Ngata (@Haloti_Ngata92) April 13, 2018
The Los Angeles Chargers, Detroit Lions, New York Jets, Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills also had players weighing in.
Philip Rivers to @DezBryant for the score!
— Russell Okung (@RussellOkung) April 13, 2018
Come play in Detroit bro @DezBryant #ThrowUpTheX
— LeGarrette Blount (@LG_Blount) April 13, 2018
88 You know where to come! #ThrowUpTheX 🙅🏽♂️ https://t.co/0oBp9wrKaa
— Jamal Adams (@TheAdamsEra) April 13, 2018
@DezBryant come on to the @Jaguars
— Jalen Ramsey (@jalenramsey) April 13, 2018
Can we please get deZ .... please
— Lesean McCoy (@CutonDime25) April 14, 2018
Bryant, who was sending up a tweet storm after his release, told the NFL Network he would love to stay in the NFC East so he could play the Cowboys twice a year.
"I won't say any teams, but being in the division, that's a huge possibility," Bryant said.
"That's something that I want. ... It's personal. Like I said, it's very personal. I already had a plan of training and getting my mind right. I just want to do it that much more."
If I didn't have my edge I got it now... I'm sorry they got to feel me it's personal... it's very personal
— Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) April 13, 2018
Former Bengals receiver Chad Johnson threw his support behind Bryant.
Excited for Dez & him finding a team that will utilize him properly‼️
— Chad Johnson (@ochocinco) April 13, 2018
Since signing a five-year, $70 million contract in 2015, Bryant, 29, has not recorded more than 69 catches or 838 yards in a season. He missed time in 2015 with a broken foot and was bothered in 2016 with a tibial plateau fracture.
