Dez Bryant calls out police after he's cited for assault - ESPN

Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant is calling for a thorough investigation by the Southlake (Texas) Police Department of an incident Sunday that resulted in him receiving a citation for assault.

Bryant, 37, told Outkick that he confronted two drivers in a parking lot of a Mexican restaurant after they allegedly cut him off in traffic Sunday. He told the media outlet that he wanted to tell them to drive safer but that when an argument ensued with one of the men, whom Bryant described as a young adult, that driver insinuated that «he'll shoot me or whatever.» Bryant told Outkick that he told the man that if he pulled out a gun, «You better use it, because if you don't, I'm going to do something to you.»

Bryant, however, said the man never produced a weapon and instead took out his cellphone to record him. Bryant proceeded to knock the phone out of the man's hand.

The man then called police, which Bryant said he encouraged because he believed they would investigate the alleged threat against him.

When police arrived, an officer ordered all three men to the ground at gunpoint and put them in handcuffs. Bryant's girlfriend later came to the scene with his two daughters and recorded the incident. Bryant provided the video to Outkick.

«I was really more so concerned about my children, you know, looking at their dad, you know, being on the ground with a gun pointed at me,» Bryant told Outkick.

Southlake Police spokesperson Capt. Blas Hernandez said in a news release that officers arrived at the scene with their weapons drawn because 911 calls indicated there was «a possible weapon» at the scene. He said the officers' approach to the scene was a «precaution to address any potential threats and ensure the safety of