There are countless stories of NFL players who are financially destitute after their playing days are over. Young men are given large amounts of money. Many of them spend it frivolously on cars and jewelry. The Dallas Cowboys gave the public a stunning example of it the other day.
Rookie WR Dez Bryant made news during training camp when he refused to follow a rookie hazing tradition and carry the shoulder pads of WR Roy Williams after practice. It sparked a controversy about a tradition going on throughout the league.
At the time, Williams said that Bryant would pay for his action at some point. The other night Bryant took out the veteran Cowboy players to a local steakhouse. They ran up a tab of $54,896 which Bryant was forced to pick up.
This story received some play in the news and talk shows because of its blatant appearance of waste and excess. Players ordered the most expensive bottles of wine to run up the tab on Bryant. It sounds like a funny story, but makes people wonder what were these guys thinking when the tab for a dinner is larger than the annual wages of many of their fans.
No wonder some of these guys are financially broke after their playing days are over. Some players were probably wondering what type of watch they could have bought with that money.
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