By now everybody knows the story surrounding Jeff Ireland and Dez Bryant. The sad part is there is really no story here. Let me begin by saying the society we live in has became overly sensitive to everything, especially the spoken word and written word. With that being said, I am not sure if it is society as a whole or the 5% of people who scream the loudest about things that do not matter. I should also mention this before I get into the substance of this article. I am not overly sensitive and I am not a real private person. My grandfather had both of his legs amputated due to health issues. If somebody was to make a joke about a person missing their legs I would in no way be offended. If somebody asked me in a job interview about my mom being a prostitute I would probably laugh and say I hope not. The majority of people take matters to seriously these days.

So, with all of that being said you can understand why as of this morning I was not really upset about what Jeff Ireland asked Dez Bryant. That does not mean I condone the question. I just do not care. I thought of it as a non-issue. As of this afternoon my sentiment has kind of changed some. I think Jeff Ireland had every right to ask Bryant the question he did based on the facts we have. According to a New York Times article in October of 2009 (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/sports/ncaafootball/08bryant.html), Bryant's "mother served time in prison on a drug-sale conviction." Did you know that sometimes, not always, that people involved in drugs will do anything to come up with a few spare dollars, including selling their bodies? I am not saying that Bryan't mother was or is a prostitute but is it really that far fetched to consider that this might be the case.

The list goes on. The main point of the article I reference in the last paragraph was about when Bryant became ineligible at Oklahoma State last season because he lied about going over to Deion Sanders house. Is it asking to much to recognize there could be some character issues here? Now, there is no doubt that Bryant is going to be on his best behavior when it comes to impressing NFL scouts because there are already a few character issues at hand and he definitely wants to impress his future employers. That would be a negative. According to an article on SportsDayDFW (http://cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/03/wr-dez-bryant-works-out-for-scouts-gets.html), Bryant "forgot to bring his cleats, and that as a result he had to wear a pair of brand-new shoes, which had not properly been broken in." So you are asking what did he forgot to bring his cleats too? He forgot to bring cleats to his workout, I believe his first with NFL scouts. All of this after not going to the NFL combine or Oklahoma State's pro day.

Jeff Ireland had every right to ask the question he did. The people that surround an NFL player (support system) are going to have a vital role on how that player and the team performs on the field. There is no way you can make an argument against that statement based on recent events regarding certain NFL players (see a certain Pittsburgh QB). The Steelers are going to be without a guy who has led them to two Super Bowls based on off field events that may or may not have happened. NFL teams have every right to know the people who are going to be surrounding their players before they lay down millions of dollars in contracts. The person I actually feel sorry for in this whole joke of a story is Bryant's mother. Millions of people now know she was/is a druggie and possibly even a prostitue. Even a non-private person such as myself would not want the world to know those details about my mother, especially if she has gotten her life back on track.