OXNARD, Calif. -- There is no denying the passion Dez Bryant has for football and the Dallas Cowboys.

He can’t practice fully because of a hamstring strain, but he is constantly in motion, either with his rehab work or simply playing catch on the side.

Bryant’s passion has been a topic of discussion since his fight with teammate Tyler Patmon earlier in camp and again since Tuesday’s fracas with the St. Louis Rams.

From Stephen Jones to Jason Garrett, Bryant’s passion was lauded, but they want it channeled in the right way.

On Friday owner and general manager Jerry Jones brought up Muhamad Ali inn discussing Bryant’s passion.

"I accept his extra intensity with passion. I accept that. It doesn’t surprise me anymore. Are there times when you say, 'Whoa, back just a little, back just a little, ok?' I didn’t know him at all, but I remember as a young man feeling the same way about Muhammad Ali, how much I respected him and then he’d get going, get going, get going and get going and you’d say 'Whoa, stop about right there. It’s good right up to this point.' So it wasn’t something that was a turn off. I’m not saying that’s the case with Dez. What I will tell you is that there’s no turning it off. He’s as excitable, that enthusiasm is not manufactured. It’s not necessarily orchestrated, he just feels that and we get a lot out of it. I used to think it drained him and might take some of his energy. I don’t anymore. I don’t. And it certainly energizes everybody around him.

"At one point he could run the risk with his teammates of overdoing it. That’s no more because of the respect that everybody has for him. And so when you can perform the way he does, when you’ve shown what you’re willing to give to get to play -- and by the way he showed me very clearly, unquestionably he wants to be a Cowboy forever, which is not an issue right now -- then you can when it comes to passion, you can do it your way."