The Ravens are set to bring in Dez Bryant for a tryout, according to Tom Pelissero and Jane Slater of NFL.com (on Twitter). Bryant is expected to travel to Baltimore sometime this week and make his case for a spot on the roster.
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Bryant has not played since 2017, but his camp says he’s in shape and eager to get back on the field. Of course, this isn’t Bryant’s first rodeo with the Ravens. The longtime Cowboys star famously rejected Baltimore’s three-year, $21MM pitch in 2018 without a viable Plan B. Bryant then sat out for much of the year before landing with the Saints in November. Unfortunately, he tore his Achilles before he could make his New Orleans debut, prompting him to dedicate 2019 to rehab.
Bryant was a three-time Pro Bowler in Dallas with three-straight seasons of at least 1,200 yards. Things started to tail off after he inked a five-year, $70MM contract with the Cowboys. He was= was limited to nine games in 2015 and underwent ankle and foot surgeries in the offseason. In 2016, he bounced back with a career-high 15.9 yards per grab, though the catch and yardage totals were not as gaudy as his best ones. In 2017, he started in all 16 regular season games, but his production did not match the contract. The Cowboys cut him in the following April – crummy timing that resulted in tepid interest at his asking price.
Now on the verge of his age-32 season, Bryant is looking at reduced expectations and earning power. Still, Bryant badly wants to get back on the field, and he could have his chance with the Ravens.
See what greed gets you? The unemployment line Shoulda taken the deal that The Ravens offered ya!
As a Ravens fan, I don’t blame him. Would you want to be catching 3-yard dump-offs from Flacco for three years if there was a glimmer of opportunity to be with a competent QB for even one?
But yeah, hindsight 20/20, should have taken it no question.
He thought he was worth more, plain and simple, and understood the risks. I can’t say I blame him.
Worth taking a flier on at least, hopefully he’ll sign for cheap if he signs.
Unlike Brown, Dez actually cares about competing for his TEAM. He’s also desperate for a chance, so he’ll likely be fighting hard for a roster spot. Not sure if he’s still an NFL-caliber wideout, but the upside is there
Terrell Owens: “Hey Lamar, I’m available for a workout if Dez disappoints”.
You are not even have the player TO’s grandmother is!
Over under how many games does he play before he has a melt down? I say 6 and an OL knocks him out cold for screaming at Lamar. Not sure the upside is worth the chance he implodes. He can’t be anywhere close to what he was so wouldn’t take th chance.
ZL, how do you know he “badly wants to get back on the field”?
Do you have a quote? If not, you surmise.