Rookie from Lufkin claims miscommunication

IRVING, Texas (AP) - Cowboys rookie receiver Dez Bryant wants
everyone to know the hollering and pointing he did on the sideline
during the Thanksgiving game had nothing to do with him getting
shut out for the first time all season.

He says the tirade caught by television cameras was about no
more than miscommunication over a single play.

He's not sorry about showing a little passion, either.

Interim coach Jason Garrett says it reminds him of Michael
Irvin, who was Garrett's teammate for seven seasons. Even with his
oh-fer in a loss to the Saints, Bryant remains among the leading
rookies in all receiving statistics.

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