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To: lwd

What does that gesture mean?
I always thought it meant a defensive player was successful in stopping a play.
But obviously Bryant scored a TD.


18 posted on 12/25/2014 9:06:29 AM PST by nascarnation (Impeach, Convict, Deport)
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To: nascarnation

I have no idea honesty...just thought the shirt was funny.


20 posted on 12/25/2014 3:34:37 PM PST by lwd
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To: nascarnation

I googled it:

Dez Bryant has found himself in the end zone a lot in recent seasons. The former Oklahoma State receiver entered this season tied for the league lead in receiving touchdowns since 2012.

And when he scores, you’ll see him throw up the “X” symbol with his arms. What does it mean?

“The X is for all the defenses,” Bryant said recently in an interview with the NFL Network’s Michael Silver. “I’m the guy to watch.”

Bryant went on to say he’s X-ing out “All of the bad, all of the negativity that ever approached me.”

“People don’t understand me; they paint their own pictures of me. I look at them as they’re just negative, they want to bring me down - I’ll show them. The biggest joy I can ever get is me proving a doubter wrong. I love it. I love it.”

The “X” has become so synonymous with Bryant that he’s modeled his apparel business after his touchdown celebration.

http://newsok.com/why-dez-bryant-throws-up-the-x-after-touchdowns/article/5342926


27 posted on 12/26/2014 6:10:59 AM PST by lwd
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