DeSOTO, Texas – David Wells, a longtime adviser to Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant, has accused high-profile agent Drew Rosenhaus of offering him a prohibited cash payment and trip to Miami in an effort to sign Bryant, Yahoo! Sports has learned.

The offers, through a series of text messages prior to the 2010 NFL draft, are apparent violations of the NFL Players Association's regulations on agents.

Wells, whom Bryant lived with in high school and parts of college, showed Y! Sports a series of text messages from an apparent Rosenhaus phone number starting in mid-December 2009 and ending in January 2010. In one of the messages, Rosenhaus allegedly offers Wells $10,000 to donate to a charity he works with.

According to Wells, Rosenhaus started contacting him around Thanksgiving 2009 in an attempt to sign the former Oklahoma State Cowboy as a client.

The progression of alleged messages from Rosenhaus – from a number that matches one on file for Rosenhaus – to Wells reads:

• Dec. 16, 2009, Rosenhaus wrote in a text to Wells: "Also will have 10K for you to give to your community center.."

• Dec. 17, 2009, Rosenhaus wrote in another text: "Dnt [sic] mean to put pressure but we want this bad ! Were ready to put u on a private jet and get this done.. Miami's callllinnnnnggggg!!!"

[Rand Getlin/Jason Cole: Rosenhaus Sports vice president seeking $1M from firm]

• Dec. 21, 2009, after Wells said he did not respond to Rosenhaus' text messages, the agent wrote by text: "Never heard back my man.. We raised the guarantee … You'll be happy.."

• Jan. 3, 2010, Rosenhaus wrote in a text: "Whatever it takes man … whatever … Just give us a shot."

During an hour-long interview with Yahoo! Sports, Rosenhaus answered "no comment" to 11 questions regarding his relationship with Bryant and/or Wells. Rosenhaus, who claims to represent more than 140 NFL players, cited the confidential nature of any agent-player relationship.

[Jason Cole on YSR: Dez Bryant has no direct link to Drew Rosenhaus' offer]

Wells, a successful former bails bondsman and private investigator, said he came forward regarding the text messages because he is tired of a system that, in his view, "takes advantage of athletes, particularly African-American athletes."

At least the first two texts appear to be violations of the NFLPA's regulation on "Prohibited Conduct." In Section 3, Article B, subsection 3 of the NFLPA's agent regulations, agents (known as "Contract Advisors" in the regulations) are specifically prohibited from making such offers.

Under the heading "Prohibited Conduct," the union specifically bans agents from "providing or offering money or any other thing of value to a member of the player's or prospective player's family or any other person for the purpose of inducing or encouraging that person to recommend the services of the Contract Advisor."





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