Per Florio:
As mentioned last Friday, February 20, when I inadvertently let the cat out of the bag regarding the previously worst-kept secret among reporters covering the NFL, Rapoport’s overhyped Dez Bryant rap sheet was the result of a chase for a much bigger prize: The long-rumored video of an incident involving Dez Bryant doing something he shouldn’t have been doing.
Since Friday, much has been written and said about the rumored Dez Bryant video. As it turns out, the NFL was in possession of relevant evidence on the subject several days before I blurted out the existence of the rumor on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/02/26/nfl-media-releases-2011-wal-mart-incident-report-involving-dez-bryant/Florio and Shefter are two peas in a pod, aren't they.
Here's my imitation of Florio as a 5th grader:
"Whoops, I dropped the Hershey's kisses my mom put in my lunch box! Did you all hear? My mom. She put Hershey's kisses in my lunch box! So, don't come over here right now or you might step on them!"
Crickets.... Crickets....
"Oopsy daisies! They're still down on the floor! Hey, everyone? The Hershey Kisses my mom gave me? Yeah, I still need to pick them up. It was a BIIIIIG boo boo by me to drop these Hershey's Kisses, so, don't step on them, okay?"
Crickets ... Crickets....
Florio turns to his 5th grade teacher Mrs. Flowers.
"Mrs. Flowers?"
"Yes Florio?"
"My mom gave me Hershey Kisses for lunch. [voice rising now, so everyone can hear] And I dropped them! And I told the class to make sure not to step on the Hershey Kisses from my lunch box! Because they're mine!"
Mrs. Flowers pats Florio on the head and says in a soft voice:
"There, there, my boy. Your mom really loves you, doesn't she? Why don't you pick them up now and sit back down. "
Florio, beaming, bends down and finally picks up the Hershey Kisses in his sweaty hands and sits down at his desk.