"All of it is just rumors," Bryant said in an interview Thursday with Orlando Alzugaray of WQAM (560-AM). "I don't know why people are saying those things. I feel like if you're going to write something about somebody you need to ask that person instead of writing things like that. I surround myself with positive people. I don't have time to get into trouble. I'm trying to pursue my dream, which is to play in the NFL. ... I never did anything wrong. I never committed a crime.

"It bothers me a lot," he said. "I just had a talk with my advisor and my agent [Wednesday], and I told them that I'm not a bad person and I'm not used to people saying bad things about me. I like to make people smile. I like to bring excitement because that's what I do, and I want to keep it that way. I don't want a bad image. My bad image in my childhood, that is long gone. I've surrounded myself with bright people and I'm going to continue to stay out of trouble and move forward and play in the NFL."

Bryant also dismissed reports that he's shown up late for practices and games.

"I've never been late to a game or a practice. My freshman year, I've been late for a meeting. But as my career got going at Oklahoma State I [became more responsible]. I overcame a lot. Everything is positive now."

Nope. Just a lazy one.

"All of it is just rumors. I don't know why people are saying those things."

The NCAA suspended Bryant for the final 10 games of the 2009 season for lying to an NCAA investigator who was looking into Bryant's off-season meeting with former NFL player Deion Sanders. Multiple NFL scouts have told us that Bryant comes from a difficult home situation and as a result comes with some emotional baggage.

Like Vontae, there were concerns.

Phins was anti Vontae for a while and Dave, if I am not mistaken, you were on that boat as well.

I am not questioning his ability, and iowa, I don't think anybody could possible come up with a reason for him not to be a top 15 pick if you are just going off of production. He has been a big time WR his whole career, and has incredible talent.
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Well that's just it...it's not just his production that I'm questioning. And he hasn't been a big time WR his whole career...just for one year. Yeah, he was pretty good his freshman year, but certainly not big time.

But it's been the fact that he gets suspended (rightfully or not) and starts talking about how it doesn't matter he's all that, but then he doesn't perform at the combine, or at a pro day. It raises big concerns for me if I'm a GM.

The kid owned up to lying about the situation with Deion. You look at Bryant numbers over his career at OSU, they are very solid.

If you want to question his character, that one thing. But the kid is a talent and was productive at OSU.

Dez Bryant reportedly attended a Friday workout hosted by former NFL defensive back Pacman Jones, according to NFL.com.

Our View: Uhh, what? Bryant is either making the most brilliant out-of-nowhere moves in the history of the NFL draft, or continuing to engage in baffling self sabotage. The latter seems far more likely.

People are crucifying Dez Bryant before he even enters the NFL.

Who is this guy's agent??