Utter chaos at the Dallas Cowboys as 20 players reportedly missed curfew

YOU can’t run away from your problems — not even to London. That’s the lesson the Cowboys are learning this week.

Utter chaos at the Cowboys

YOU can’t run away from your problems — not even to London.

That’s the lesson the Cowboys are learning, as a few reports have sprouted up Sunday morning that don’t paint Jerry Jones’ little plaything in the best light.

First, there’s the report courtesy NFL Network of 20 — 20! — players missing curfew on Friday night before their matchup with the Jaguars on Sunday at Wembley Stadium.

#Cowboys sources: A whopping 20 players missed curfew on Friday night. Coaches are frustrated. Veterans, too. Are they taking it seriously?

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 9, 2014

Jones, the seldom muted owner, then talked to ESPN to clarify the situation, but proceeded to cloud it.

Jerry Jones told Bill Polian and I that there was no curfew violation by any Cowboy players because there was no curfew.

— Ian Fitzsimmons (@Ianfitzespn) November 9, 2014

A team being absent an agreed-upon curfew would seem rather odd — and NFL Network shot back at Jones’ comments in an elevated manner.

@Ianfitzespn lol. False.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 9, 2014

Mere minutes after the strange bedtime/no bedtime story broke, Dez Bryant found himself the subject of another unflattering story.

Dallas’ star wideout is in the last year of his contract, and as he seeks his big payday, “off-the-field” issues — damning coded language in the NFL — are suddenly at play.

There are no convictions or even charges in the works, but the Cowboys reportedly are concerned with the frequency of incidents involving the 26-year-old.

As for Dez Bryant, #Cowboys are worried about him off-the-field. Per DeSoto City PD, police have been to his house 6 times in 4 years.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 9, 2014

This story could be all smoke: With each hit that Bryant’s character takes, there’s less money that Jones would have to pony up after this season. Still, as DeSean Jackson learned this past off-season, it bears watching.

This explains why #Cowboys best offer to Dez Bryant was 10 years, $114M — with just $20M guaranteed. Deal avged 10M over the 1st 6(!) years

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 9, 2014