Lufkin Receiver is a Cowboy
IRVING, Texas (AP) - The Dallas Cowboys have selected Oklahoma
State receiver Dez Bryant with the 24th pick in the NFL draft.
Dallas gave New England its first-round pick, the 27th, and its
third-rounder, the 90th overall, to move up three spots and to get
a fourth-round pick, the 119th.
The 6-foot-2, 225-pound Bryant gives quarterback Tony Romo
another potentially dynamic receiver to go with returning Pro
Bowler Miles Austin.
It also likely means a lesser role for Roy Williams, who has
been pretty much a bust since Dallas gave up several draft picks
and a $45 million extension to get him from Detroit midway through
the 2008 season.
Bryant was considered by many the best receiver in this draft,
an All-American in 2008. His stock slid because of questions about
his character, such as a suspension for lying to the NCAA that kept
him off the field nearly all of last season.
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