The Dez Bryant Gambling Odds

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It was the end of an era when Dez Bryant (the all-time receiving TD leader for the Cowboys) was released from the Dallas Cowboys on Friday.

Hampered by drops, sporadic quarterback play, and the transition to a run-first offense, Dez only had 69 catches for 838 yards and four touchdowns.

Those numbers aren’t bad, but they also aren’t the numbers of someone being paid as a top 5 receiver in the league and likely wanted to continue on that course.

Simply put, it made sense for the Cowboys to cut him if they didn’t think he could be the receiver he was.

As soon as it was made official that he was released, Dez made it clear that he never wanted to leave.

He was pretty upset about the whole thing, and he showed that by retweeting approximately 1,000,000 tweets both supporting him and wanting him to join their team to crush Dallas.

As if he needed any more motivation to perform this year, on the way out the door, famed Cowboys WR Drew Pearson said in an interview on Sirius XM NFL Radio that Dez never changed his game after the injuries began to compound.

But the injuries, that’s what caught up with Dez. And you know as a wide receiver, if you get a foot injury, that’s pretty devastating in itself to come back from that and continue to run routes like you did in the past. And then you compound by compensating for the foot injury, and next thing you know you’ve got a knee injury. The accumulation of those two injuries seemed to take an effect on Dez, and what Dez didn’t do is adjust his game to deal with the injuries, to still make himself effective.

Since the moment he was released, Dez began hinting that he would sign with an NFC East rival.

Unfortunately for Dez and fans of chaos, it seems somewhat unlikely that those plans will come to fruition.

The Eagles are next to last in cap space and can’t afford him.

The Giants only have about $4.8 million but have far bigger holes than at receiver.

If he wants to go back to the NFC East, it will likely be to play for the Redskins, who have the space and need for a playmaker. For that a bet, $100 will win you $600, which is where we begin on the betting odds:

The Texans stand out as the favorite due to proximity, the need for another veteran playmaker to help alongside Deandre Hopkins (which would halt the double-teams for Dez), their salary cap situation, and the fact that Dallas sits squarely on their roster.

Plus, Dez wouldn’t even have to leave Texas.

While the Packers are a fun name with a need for receiver since Jordy Nelson was cut, there is some drama going on with them for a change. Aaron Rodgers is all of a sudden not thrilled with the lack of conversation about moves. No one really knows what is going to happen there or with Rodgers in the near future.

The smartest bet not named Houston or Washington may be for the Baltimore Ravens.

They won’t offer the best quarterback or route to the playoffs, but they have money to burn and will allow him to be the featured player in the offense.

That seems like it would be highly attractive for a player that has been essentially discarded.

If you have money to literally throw away, take the Giants.

It isn’t like they’ve never done something that makes no financial sense for a big splash (Hello, Brandon Marshall) (and it would be quite the scene to watch the interactions between Odell and Dez).

Shit, I think I’ve convinced myself that it’s happening.