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DEZ - Jeff Ireland issue

At first i thought this was not true - but Ireland has already apologized. Really I can't believe he would say this to any young man. Maybe Dez has some issues in his background, and maybe he was poor - but COME ON ! Ireland asked him if his mother was a HO ? He is real lucky, he didnt get punched out, I would'nt blame Dez if he had.

How would you guys feel if asked that question ? Ireland needs some counseling. In the corporate world you could be sued if you asked a job applicant that... and you might lose... it reeks of race discrimination.

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Jeff Darlington of the Miami Herald reports Dolphins general manager Jeff Ireland has called receiver Dez Bryant in the last hour and apologized for asking the player if his mother was ever a prostitute during a pre-draft interview at the Dolphins training facility earlier this month.

Bryant has apparently accepted the apology.

"My job is to find out as much information as possible about a player that I'm consider drafting," Ireland said in a statement. "Sometimes that leads to asking in-depth questions

"Having said that, I talked to Dez Bryant and told him I used poor judgment in one of the questions I asked him. I certainly meant no disrespect and apologized to him.

"I appreciate his acceptance of that apology and I told him I wished him well as he embarks on his NFL career."

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