The "Dez Rules" were a set of 11 rules that went into effect formally Aug. 23, 2012. They were designed, primarily, to make certain Bryant completed all the requirements from the district attorney's office to ensure his family-violence misdemeanor would be dismissed instead of upgraded to a felony.
The rules, formalized in a multi-page document Bryant signed, were recommendations of behavior ranging from attending two counseling sessions a week for a year to no negativity on social media.
The Cowboys needed to know Bryant's location at all times, and the receiver had a three-man security detail assigned to him that worked in 16-hour shifts for a year.
Bryant no longer needs to have those types of restrictions in his private life. He's a 26-year-old father of three, which is why virtually all of the rules have been relaxed or eliminated over the last three years, according to team sources.
