WR Bryant avoided Cowboys for 2 days, fearing news on knee

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FRISCO, Texas (AP) _ Dez Bryant appeared in the locker room Thursday and seemed

to be in a good mood, which was more than the Dallas receiver could say for the

first two days of the week.



The 2014 All-Pro missed medical appointments and team meetings over two days

away from the Cowboys this week, and coach Jason Garrett said he was trying to

avoid news on his injured right knee that he thought would be bad but was better

than expected.



Bryant declined to comment but kept a steady presence in the locker room for

the 45 minutes it was open to reporters, at one point playing music loudly the

same way he did last season when he was out with a broken foot and had a

contentious relationship with the media. Later, he sat smiling on a counter

looking into the locker room while talking to a member of the public relations

staff. And then he took to Twitter to try to explain himself.



“I made a poor decision based on how I felt about my knee (and Garrett)

addressed it to me and I understood the consequences,” Bryant tweeted Thursday

afternoon. He also called himself “day to day.”



It’s possible Bryant won’t miss Sunday’s game at San Francisco because the

Cowboys have had similar scenarios with injury in the past. But he has missed

the first two days of practice this week, an indication he’s unlikely to play.


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