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Dez Bryant was more than on time for the start of the Dallas Cowboys training camp. The first-round pick was the first player on the field Saturday. Wearing the No. 88 jersey assigned to him right after being drafted, Bryant emerged from the Alamodome tunnel about 45 minutes before the start of the Cowboys' first workout. The receiver from Oklahoma State then caught passes from undrafted rookie quarterback Matt Nichols. Bryant had alleviated any concern about him missing any workouts when he agreed to terms of a five-year contract even before getting to San Antonio. He signed it after he arrived for the NFL's longest full-squad camp this year. "I'm going to use the phrase, not on time, before time," Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Friday while commending Bryant and his agent, Eugene Parker, for getting the deal done. "They both knew that this thing was important to set a tone, set an impression. ... Boy, that's a good sign."
Analysis: Another impressive cue came Saturday with his early arrival on the field. Bryant acknowledged the growing crowd with a wave and then ran a variety of routes long before Tony Romo and the rest of the Cowboys came out of the locker room. Once practice got started, an opening workout without pads, Bryant made several acrobatic and one-handed catches in drills without defenders. On one sideline route, he reached back with his left hand to make the grab, then managed to stay inbounds. These positive reports mean Bryant has the chance to make an impact right away and should be considered a low-end No. 3/high-end No. 4 Fantasy WR in seasonal leagues worth a late-round pick. He is worth a first-round pick in rookie-only leagues
