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JON MACHOTA / Special Contributor
Over the last two days, Deion Sanders has used local radio airwaves to take shots at the character of Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant.
The 2011 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee and former Cowboys cornerback spoke Thursday on KTCK-AM 1310 The Ticket and Friday on KESN-FM 103.3.
The hot topic during both interviews was Bryant recently receiving a criminal trespass warning at NorthPark Center in Dallas.
On Thursday, Sanders was asked if what Bryant is dealing with is an immaturity issue.
His response: “Very much so. The same thing people are criticizing this kid for is the same thing I was trying to help him with.”
The next day, he said Bryant needs help.
“He needs help,” Sanders repeated. “I told the Cowboys from day one that he needs help.”
While speaking with ESPNDallas on Friday, Bryant was reportedly stung by Sanders' comments, saying: "I wish Deion would come to me as a man and talk to me. I've been reaching out to Deion. I've never done anything wrong to Deion or disrespected him. I've never lied to Deion."
Bryant and Sanders have been linked in the past. The NCAA suspended Bryant, who at the time was playing for Oklahoma State, in September 2009 for the remainder of that season after lying about having lunch with Sanders. And Sanders still seems upset that he took a lot of the blame for Bryant's lie.
“Just like the incident with Dez and I, why didn’t people just say the kid lied,” Sanders said Thursday. “How are you going to jump on me about a kid that’s lying? … If Tony Romo gets in trouble, are you going to blame one of his homeboys? No! You going to blame Tony.”
During both interviews, Sanders compared Bryant to former Cowboy Adam “Pacman” Jones.
“The difference between those guys is that Pac has had a troubled past, but he’s an honest kid,” Sanders said. “If he messes up, he admits it and he’s honest. He’s not going to look at you in the eye and lie to you. He’s a straight up, honest kid. Both of them suffer from a lot of childhood problems, but one kid tells you just like it is and one kid tells you what he thinks you want to hear.”
However, Bryant told ESPNDallas on Friday that Sanders has refused to talk to him since he backed out of his marketing deal with Under Armour. The deal fell apart, according to Bryant, because the company's cleats weren't the right fit for his feet.
Bryant said Sanders has ignored repeated text messages since then.
"I never knew the reason for Deion not saying anything to me," Bryant said. "The only thing I can believe is that when I stopped talking to Under Armour, Deion stopped talking to me. I never knew what Prime's problem was.
"That's my decision. That has nothing to do with Prime. That made me feel he must be getting something from Under Armour."
Along with speaking about Sanders’ recent comments, Bryant touched on what went on at the NorthPark Center on March 19. The rookie wide receiver said that the only thing he did wrong at the mall is use profanity toward a police officer, whom Bryant claims shoved him in the back as he was escorting him from the building.
"I feel like the cop was in the wrong here more than anything," Bryant said. "Don't just make it seem like I went off and had a hot head for no reason. That's the only thing I did wrong -- I used profanity."
Over the last two days, Deion Sanders has used local radio airwaves to take shots at the character of Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant.
The 2011 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee and former Cowboys cornerback spoke Thursday on KTCK-AM 1310 The Ticket and Friday on KESN-FM 103.3.
The hot topic during both interviews was Bryant recently receiving a criminal trespass warning at NorthPark Center in Dallas.
On Thursday, Sanders was asked if what Bryant is dealing with is an immaturity issue.
His response: “Very much so. The same thing people are criticizing this kid for is the same thing I was trying to help him with.”
The next day, he said Bryant needs help.
“He needs help,” Sanders repeated. “I told the Cowboys from day one that he needs help.”
While speaking with ESPNDallas on Friday, Bryant was reportedly stung by Sanders' comments, saying: "I wish Deion would come to me as a man and talk to me. I've been reaching out to Deion. I've never done anything wrong to Deion or disrespected him. I've never lied to Deion."
Bryant and Sanders have been linked in the past. The NCAA suspended Bryant, who at the time was playing for Oklahoma State, in September 2009 for the remainder of that season after lying about having lunch with Sanders. And Sanders still seems upset that he took a lot of the blame for Bryant's lie.
“Just like the incident with Dez and I, why didn’t people just say the kid lied,” Sanders said Thursday. “How are you going to jump on me about a kid that’s lying? … If Tony Romo gets in trouble, are you going to blame one of his homeboys? No! You going to blame Tony.”
During both interviews, Sanders compared Bryant to former Cowboy Adam “Pacman” Jones.
“The difference between those guys is that Pac has had a troubled past, but he’s an honest kid,” Sanders said. “If he messes up, he admits it and he’s honest. He’s not going to look at you in the eye and lie to you. He’s a straight up, honest kid. Both of them suffer from a lot of childhood problems, but one kid tells you just like it is and one kid tells you what he thinks you want to hear.”
However, Bryant told ESPNDallas on Friday that Sanders has refused to talk to him since he backed out of his marketing deal with Under Armour. The deal fell apart, according to Bryant, because the company's cleats weren't the right fit for his feet.
Bryant said Sanders has ignored repeated text messages since then.
"I never knew the reason for Deion not saying anything to me," Bryant said. "The only thing I can believe is that when I stopped talking to Under Armour, Deion stopped talking to me. I never knew what Prime's problem was.
"That's my decision. That has nothing to do with Prime. That made me feel he must be getting something from Under Armour."
Along with speaking about Sanders’ recent comments, Bryant touched on what went on at the NorthPark Center on March 19. The rookie wide receiver said that the only thing he did wrong at the mall is use profanity toward a police officer, whom Bryant claims shoved him in the back as he was escorting him from the building.
"I feel like the cop was in the wrong here more than anything," Bryant said. "Don't just make it seem like I went off and had a hot head for no reason. That's the only thing I did wrong -- I used profanity."
