Dez Bryant is no fan of Josh Norman. The two were frequently matched up on one another during the Thanksgiving game between Dallas and Washington, one which the Cowboys won, 31-26. The matchup between the Cowboys’ star receiver and the Redskins’ big-money corner was heated all day, so much so that they went at one another after the game.
Dez Bryant and Josh Norman wishing each other a very happy Thanksgiving pic.twitter.com/xgmYpu0Nan
— Steve Noah (@Steve_OS) November 25, 2016
Bryant had a solid game – five receptions for 72 yards – even though his numbers against Norman weren’t great. After the game, he decided he was going to take his dislike of Norman to the next level. Most notably, Bryant quote tweeted a tweet about how Norman was overrated and said that he was going to spend the next week of his life roasting Norman on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/DezBryant/status/801954041018380288
He also went into his postgame press conference and led off with a burn against Norman.
Dez: "First off, Washington needs to get their money back."
— David Helman (@davidhelman_) November 25, 2016
Once that was over, Bryant took to Twitter again to go after the 2015 All-Pro defensive back. Someone brought up the aforementioned numbers that Bryant put up against Norman, and Bryant responded by saying that he worked Norman over all game.
https://twitter.com/DezBryant/status/801959731069915136
Dallas and Washington don’t like each other, but the dislike between Bryant and Norman seems to go deeper than the jerseys they wear, even though Bryant said they were “frenemies” earlier this year. Part of this is because Norman and Bryant were matched up last year on Thanksgiving while Norman was with the Panthers. Bryant only had two catches for 26 yards and Norman said that the Cowboys “need to get Dez’s 70 mil back.”
This personal rivalry is so much fun, especially because you know that both dudes are going to go all-out when they play one another every year. Please never stop talking trash towards one another, Dez Bryant and Josh Norman. It rules.