Dallas Cowboys: Terrell Owens: Here is Dez Bryant 's mistake; why Jerry Jones is a tyrant on the politics of the national anthem

The former Cowboys receiver, Terrell Owens, recently appeared in The Odd Couple with Rob Parker and Chris Broussard on Fox Sports Radio to talk about Dez Bryant, the Cowboys' stance on the national anthem and more. Here are some important points.

If he sees similarities between him and Dez Bryant:

"Obviously, there are similar perceptions of how we behave and what we have done in the locker room. to a certain extent, in this locker room in Dallas, it happened to me something similar when I was there, I had just completed a three-year contract, signed a four-year extension and then, months later, I'm released, which means it has nothing to do with my production, but people from the inside who say negative things on me to get me released … Dez Bryant, I think there's a similar case but I think he's not helped because the last two or three years, the production was not there, so I go where the Dallas organization feels justified to release it, even if it could be the No. 1 or 2 receiver on their team. What prevented it was the lack of production in the last two or three years.

"Dez, I think, made the mistake of trying to be vindictive, I think that he wants to stay in the NFC East, where he could play and get on with it. going, if I'm not mistaken, he refused a deal with the Ravens, and I think that this may have been a mistake, he says a lot that it was not signed in this moment, I think the thing for him is that he has to keep himself in the best possible shape in case something happens … these training camps over the next few weeks to really put himself in a position to d & rsquo; To go there when he will have the opportunity, prove himself that he is able to be that dominant receiver that he feels like he is. "

On What are the Cowboys About Dez:

"Everyone will say all the great things when you're there just to save face, but as soon as you get out of it, you're no longer part of it. I want to give their two cents and give their comment on an individual, for me, it's a coward

"I mean you think about it, these are guys he played with, he shared the locker room with, I'm sure that he had the greatest respect for you and then of course there are some guys who say negative things about him. Again, this is not a good sign of the number one, friendship, sportsmanship or relationship that you felt as you established in this locker room

"I wish Dez was the best. I think I understand what he has endured, I think, from the perspective of the injury, the last two or three years, which has tormented him, which has prevented him from playing as he wanted it, and on the other side, I understand. the lack of coaching staff placing him in positions to be the productive receiver that he can be.

"I was in a situation where, again, I tried to be a team leader including things that had happened in Dallas." I do not put a lot of things in the media, I've tried to go see the coaches one-on-one or go see the owner to express some things about how we need to improve as a team and these things were leaked, I turned around and became the scapegoat and everyone was talking badly about me

"I get frustrated with guys like Kevin Durant or Dez Bryant when they hear all this stuff their friends and their teammates.They have the right to do so. "

On the Cowboys' Position on the National Anthem and if Jerry Jones is a Tyrant:

" Absolutely, I think that the players really need to respect themselves Where is our freedom of speech? Where do we have those freedoms that no Do they give this individuality and the right to defend what we believe in? It's being a bully. You strip off some of his rights to do what he wants in a peaceful protest or as they want to do it.

"Again, it's one of those things that everyone has to be in unison.I think if the players come together with the common goal and for the right reasons to take a stand, so they can create some leverage.But say and put guys in a situation where they have to do something, it's not correct.It's totally wrong. "[19659008] Click here to listen to the full interview.