Dolphins GM apologizes for asking if WR’s mother was a prostitute

"My job is to find out as much information as possible about a player that I'm considering drafting," Ireland said...

Apr 28, 2010

From FOX Sports:

Miami Dolphins General Manager Jeff Ireland issued a public apology to Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant on Tuesday in response to Bryant’s recent revelation that a “high-level executive” from an NFL team asked him during a pre-draft interview if his mother was a prostitute.

“My job is to find out as much information as possible about a player that I’m considering drafting,” Ireland said. “Sometimes that leads to asking in-depth questions. Having said that, I talked to Dez Bryant and told him I used poor judgment in one of the questions I asked him. I certainly meant no disrespect and apologized to him.”

With his statement, Ireland confirmed that he was the one who asked the question. Ireland asked the question during an April 1-2 visit with the Dolphins as part of a two-week trip in which the former Oklahoma State receiver reportedly visited 11 teams before the NFL Draft.

“They asked me if my mom’s a prostitute,” Bryant told Yahoo.com. “No, my mom is not a prostitute. I got mad — really mad — but I didn’t show it. I got a lot of questions like that: Does she still do drugs? I sat and answered all of them.”

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