Cowboys wideout Dez Bryant has been involved in his fair share of confrontations since joining the NFL. Following a few instances during and after the Cowboys win, he apologized for some of his actions dealing with corner Josh Norman. Among further review, maybe Bryant shouldn’t have apologized at all.

Norman spent the entire game trying to get under Bryant’s skin, and when that didn’t work he made two blatant attempts to injure him.

This was early in the second quarter when Norman apparently tried to step on Bryant’s fingers and seemed to be the impetus for the escalating tensions.

In the fourth quarter, after Dez caught a 13-yard in to put Dallas in first and goal, Norman tried to injure Bryant’s leg.

Coverage of the game ended with images of Norman and Bryant jawing at each other and pushing at midfield.

Following the game, Bryant was interviewed and he went at Norman, saying Washington should seek to get their money back, referencing the free agent contract Norman signed in the offseason. It was a direct response to Norman claiming Bryant didn’t deserve his deal after the Panthers shut the Cowboys WR down last Thanksgiving.

In his post-game interview, Norman claimed Bryant hinted at gun violence, which Bryant challenged via his twitter account.

@J_No24 don't lie on me.. but I will whoop yo ass boy straight up — Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) November 25, 2016

The two are no strangers to each other and even though Norman didn’t follow Bryant all over the field, the two went head-to-head more than a few times. While the stats only show 3 receptions for Bryant while being covered by Norman, Bryant had the advantage more than a few times where he simply wasn’t targeted by Dak Prescott. Prescott’s instructions are clearly to limit his 50/50 throws which are Bryant’s speciality. Sometimes the ball isn’t going there first if there appears to be a risky window.

Still, Bryant’s dominance was clearly getting in Norman’s head, as he acted like a petulant child, a poor sport and a dirty player on several occasions.