IRVING, Texas -- Dez Bryant slipped inside the locker room quietly late Saturday morning to get in a workout at the Dallas Cowboys' Valley Ranch facility.
He greeted a lot of the rookies in the locker room, introducing himself to new teammates who might never take the field with him when the games start for real. Later, as the rookies practiced, Bryant spoke on the field with owner and general manager Jerry Jones and caught a few passes off to the side.
A year ago Bryant was a scant visitor to Valley Ranch, awaiting a long-term contract offer while being pinned with the franchise tag.