Just two days after signing with the New Orleans Saints, Dez Bryant reportedly suffered a torn Achilles in practice, and he had to be helped off the field. The 30 year old wide receiver spent his first 8 years of his career in a Cowboys uniform, in his career he has caught 531 passes for 7,459 yards and 73 touchdowns. His career could now be in jeopardy because of his new injury.
After failing to sign with a team up until this past week, including turning down a contract with the Baltimore Ravens before the season, it is reasonable that we may have seen the last of Dez Bryant in the NFL. His production had began to slip after the 2014 season, in which he caught 88 passes for 1,320 yards and a league leading 16 touchdowns. Since then he has caught 17 touchdowns in the three seasons following his career year.
Just last season he caught 69 passes for 838 yards and 6 touchdowns, and had a career low (12.1) in yards per reception, while playing and starting all 16 games.
Due to age, an injury of this severity at this juncture of the season, and his declining numbers, Dez Bryant's last NFL action could very well be a practice with the New Orleans Saints. Maybe Dez can come back, but this could also be the end of his career.
All statistics from www.pro-football-reference.com
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