Dez Bryant blasts NFL after league shuts down Tony Romo event in Las Vegas

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Benny Sieu/USA TODAY Sports

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo was scheduled to headline the National Fantasy Football Convention at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, but the event was canceled after the NFL intervened.


“It’s with incredibly heavy hearts that we announce to you that we will be postponing the National Fantasy Football Convention, as we no longer feel comfortable and confident in delivering on our intent, ambitions and opportunities for fans. This is a direct result of sudden and unexpected opposition taken by the NFL concerning player participation and their perceived association with gambling for an event in Las Vegas.”

The event will be relocated to Los Angeles in 2016. Romo announced the news on Twitter.

Dez Bryant, who was also scheduled to attend the event, ripped the NFL for stepping in.


45 minutes later, Bryant was still irked about it.


The NFL season is 87 days away.

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