Dolphins GM asks Dez Bryant if mom's a prostitute

• Benny The Jet

  

  Wow, that's a hell of a curveball thrown at you during an interview.
  
  "So what do you bring to this team? What are your strengths, weaknesses? Was your mom a dirty pirate hooker?"
  
  Good for Dez for not goin ape shit on him.
  
  http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/news/story?id=5140313
• SportsAndLady

  

  Thats a rough question lol surprised he didnt hit Ireland
• Hb31187

  

  Id of punched him in the face no questions asked
• Rotinaj

  

  I don't see a problem with this. This is the kind of question I ask as an ice breaker when meeting new people.
• rmolin73

  

  What a piece of shit Ireland is.
• 77Legend

  

  No way does he deserve this, for those who don't like Dez. Going at someone's family like that, especially their mom. Goodell better have the balls to fine him too!
• wes_mantooth

  

  He should have answered....yes. That would have caught them off guard.
• SportsAndLady

  

  wes_mantooth wrote: He should have answered....yes. That would have caught them off guard.

  Or even better:
  
  "Yes, she is...you tryin to get laid?" **Pulls out cell phone**
• jpake1

  

  He should have said,...That's a stupid fucking question. You think her fucking you and then asking for money were a mere coincidence? Everybody in the room.. if any.. would have been like WTF?!
• osu99

  So you're considering investing millions of dollars into a kid who has a checkered past and questionable relatives and this is an unreasonable question? I'm going out on a limb here but I doubt it was the opening question, probably something you work up to as you are asking questions about the relatives, his past, etc. I don't see a problem with it.
• Hb31187

  

  What does yoru mom being a prostitute have to do with anything?
• j_crazy

  

  Granted I'm a homer, but...
  
  Technically he asked if she was still a prostitute because at one point she was.
  
  I don't condone asking this question in any other situation than the NFL draft process with a kid who has at least some known issues.
• Mohican00

  

  osu99 wrote: So you're considering investing millions of dollars into a kid who has a checkered past and questionable relatives and this is an unreasonable question? I'm going out on a limb here but I doubt it was the opening question, probably something you work up to as you are asking questions about the relatives, his past, etc. I don't see a problem with it.

  There's no room for that question. Millions of dollars or not, that is beyond reproach.
• Al Bundy

  Many high paying jobs do background checks to look for criminals in the family.
• Pick6

  

  who cares if his mom is/was..you can only pick your friends, not your family.
• dat dude

  Hb31187 wrote: Id of punched him in the face no questions asked

  That would be the single dumbest thing you could do. Not to mention it would cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars.
• rmolin73

  

  Al Bundy wrote: Many high paying jobs do background checks to look for criminals in the family.

  Really? Name them. Other than a politician this is a question that should not be asked. He is asking Dez about his character not his mothers.
• Al Bundy

  rmolin73 wrote:

  Al Bundy wrote: Many high paying jobs do background checks to look for criminals in the family.

  Really? Name them. Other than a politician this is a question that should not be asked. He is asking Dez about his character not his mothers.

  Some jobs that aren't even high paying do background checks to see if you are associated with criminals. Any law enforcement job at the state or federal level does extensive background checks to check on who the people are associated with.
  
  Granted the GM shouldn't have the question that way in the interview, but with Dez's history of off the field problems, I wouldn't have a problem with the GM asking "Are you associated with any criminals through your friends or family?" If you are going to invest millions in someone, you want to be as careful as possible in choosing the right person.
  
  Dez is a tremendous talent. I'd like to see him have a great career (can't believe I just said that about a Cowboy). Hopefully, the guy can turn his life around and stay out of trouble off the field.
• BR1986FB

  Wonder if Lebron got asked this before the Cavs drafted him?
• Al Bundy

  BR1986FB wrote: Wonder if Lebron got asked this before the Cavs drafted him?

  They were more concerned with who bought the Hummer
• Little Danny

  

  Maybe the conversation went something like this:
  
  "Gee Dez, I saw your mom on TV and she looks awfully familiar..... hmm.. I know I have seen her somewhere before... oh boy, this is awkward... Is she a prostitute? "
  
• said_aouita

  

  Anyone know if Dez's mother has a record? If she doesn't, it was wrong to ask this question.
• Little Danny

  

  This thread is useless without pics!
• j_crazy

  

  said_aouita wrote: Anyone know if Dez's mother has a record? If she doesn't, it was wrong to ask this question.

  my understanding is she has a long record and one of the crimes was prostitution.
  
  
  Ireland apologized to Bryant and said that he (Ireland) was an idiot for asking that question and he (Ireland) needs to chill out and quit taking his job so seriously that it leads him to do dumb things.
• THE4RINGZ

  

  Maybe hooking was the only way she was able to provide for her family? There should be no shame in that.