Cowboys VP Dez Bryant wasnt in his best shape last year

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wasn't Dez Bryant last season, at least not the Dez Bryant we'd come to know over the course of his career. From 2012 to 2014, Bryant averaged Sean Taylor Jersey  91 catches, roughly 1,300 yards, and nearly 14 touchdowns per year. In 2015, Bryant caught 31 pa ses for 401 yards and three touchdowns.  Two factors, both of which Bryant couldn't control, significantly contributed to his downfall. Injuries limited Bryant to nine games. And 's fragile collarbone meant even when Bryant played, he was forced to catch pa ses from the likes of and -- a quarterback lineup bad enough to ground any of the league's top receivers.  According to executive  Joe Theismann Jersey vice president Stephen Jones, another factor played a role: Bryant wasn't in great shape last year.  "We feel great about Bryant ," Jones said Wednesday, per  "I think he's really focused on being around and doing the work and that's important. His injury requires the rehab and the TLC that our guys give him, athletic trainers Britt Brown and Jim Mauer . He's done an outstanding job and been committed to being around and I think that's only getting better. That's what we need of him, is to get well and do his rehab and then get in great shape."I think one of the tough things about last year for Dez, he plays with such energy, that with the contract dispute, if you will, he wasn't around, which  Daron Payne Jersey is busine s, and consequently he probably wasn't in his best shape going into the season and then you start to add the injuries when players aren't in shape and they continued on through training camp and then on into the season and we ended up not having him much last year, so if he can get his rehab done and get himself in top condition, then I think we'll see the same Dez that we saw two years ago." As Jones mentioned, the reason Bryant wasn't around the team last offseason and "wasn't in his best shape" was entirely due to a contract dispute with his employer. At one point in June, Bryant's agent even indicated that if he didn't receive the contract offer he thought he deserved. Finally, on July 15, and Bryant rejoined the team.   That shouldn't be an i sue this  Terry McLaurin Jersey summer. Though Bryant is still recovering from surgery on his foot and hasn't been fully cleared, . As long as Bryant's recovery continues along unimpeded, he shouldn't enter the season in subpar shape. He's already working out at the team's facility in May:Dez Bryant working out at Valley Ranch (photo from )  Jon Machota (@jonmachota)  He's also getting creative during workouts:. takes his workouts to the next level. Dallas Ryan Kerrigan Jersey  Cowboys (@dallascowboys)  A suming Romo can also stay healthy this year, and he's already operated on, Bryant's slump should end this September. And if you need any reminding after last season's sluggish results, Bryant's normal looks something like this: rescuing throws that look like pooch punts in the end zone.   Top 10 plays of 2015Number 1: TD catch vs the  #WeDemBoyz (@DemBoyzNation)  If that doesn't make you mi s football, nothing will (or you're just an fan). Click here Click here Click here