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Adviser David Wells: Dez Bryant in a 'dark place,' but he has a plan
David Wells, an advisor to high-profile receivers Dez Bryant and Michael Crabtree, is pictured at his home in DeSoto on Thursday, May 6, 2010.
By JON MACHOTA / Special contributor to SportsDayDFW.com
Published 30 March 2011 11:48 AM
David Wells, adviser to Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant, believes the 2010 first round pick is progressing in life.
Over the past two weeks, Bryant has been issued a criminal trespass warning at a Dallas mall and faced multiple lawsuits that range from owing money for jewelry, sporting event tickets and housing.
When asked to give his current assessment of Bryant on Wednesday, Wells told KESN 103.3 FM that it has been a struggle, but he is not giving up on the standout rookie.
“I’ll put my father hat on,” Wells said. “Everybody’s worried when a child leaves home. You never know what is going to happen. But I think he is progressing. I know there’s a difference of opinion about where he is progressing, but I’ve seen some things change in him. It’s a struggle. But if I give up now, what does that say about the next kid that’s coming out of prison, that’s on the street, that calls me and says, ‘Hey man, can you help me?’”
Wells said he works with several athletes at all levels that have problems and he is not a quitter.
“I told the young man I’m going to be in this thing until the end,” Wells said referring to Bryant. “I’m going to fight until the end. And I’m going to try to keep the core group of people that we have around him. I’ve heard different things about people on the outside that want to comment, but until you’ve walked in my shoes, you can’t say anything.”
Added Wells: “There’s a struggle everyday out here for all of us. Just like Dez is going through a struggle. But I put my arms around him and I’m going to continue to love him and lift him up. And I know he’ll get to where he has to go, but it’s going to take time to get there, and I just hope that we can do it. And I know we can. I have faith.”
Bryant has stayed in contact with Wells and the two spoke as recently as Tuesday.
“I talked to him yesterday and he wants to get past this,” Wells said. “He wants to get all these deals past him and closure. He’s in a dark place in his life. Until you find that light, you’re going to continue to be in a dark place.”
Wells believes Bryant knows what he has to do and has a plan to get out of that dark place.
“He’s got a plan that he talked to me about yesterday, that he wants to move forward with,” Wells said. “The greatest thing in the end is if Dez comes out and does what he has to do in the community, as a father, with the Cowboys organization, then I think he’ll be OK.”
David Wells, an advisor to high-profile receivers Dez Bryant and Michael Crabtree, is pictured at his home in DeSoto on Thursday, May 6, 2010.
By JON MACHOTA / Special contributor to SportsDayDFW.com
Published 30 March 2011 11:48 AM
David Wells, adviser to Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant, believes the 2010 first round pick is progressing in life.
Over the past two weeks, Bryant has been issued a criminal trespass warning at a Dallas mall and faced multiple lawsuits that range from owing money for jewelry, sporting event tickets and housing.
When asked to give his current assessment of Bryant on Wednesday, Wells told KESN 103.3 FM that it has been a struggle, but he is not giving up on the standout rookie.
“I’ll put my father hat on,” Wells said. “Everybody’s worried when a child leaves home. You never know what is going to happen. But I think he is progressing. I know there’s a difference of opinion about where he is progressing, but I’ve seen some things change in him. It’s a struggle. But if I give up now, what does that say about the next kid that’s coming out of prison, that’s on the street, that calls me and says, ‘Hey man, can you help me?’”
Wells said he works with several athletes at all levels that have problems and he is not a quitter.
“I told the young man I’m going to be in this thing until the end,” Wells said referring to Bryant. “I’m going to fight until the end. And I’m going to try to keep the core group of people that we have around him. I’ve heard different things about people on the outside that want to comment, but until you’ve walked in my shoes, you can’t say anything.”
Added Wells: “There’s a struggle everyday out here for all of us. Just like Dez is going through a struggle. But I put my arms around him and I’m going to continue to love him and lift him up. And I know he’ll get to where he has to go, but it’s going to take time to get there, and I just hope that we can do it. And I know we can. I have faith.”
Bryant has stayed in contact with Wells and the two spoke as recently as Tuesday.
“I talked to him yesterday and he wants to get past this,” Wells said. “He wants to get all these deals past him and closure. He’s in a dark place in his life. Until you find that light, you’re going to continue to be in a dark place.”
Wells believes Bryant knows what he has to do and has a plan to get out of that dark place.
“He’s got a plan that he talked to me about yesterday, that he wants to move forward with,” Wells said. “The greatest thing in the end is if Dez comes out and does what he has to do in the community, as a father, with the Cowboys organization, then I think he’ll be OK.”
