Dez Bryant doesn't believe all of his former teammates had his back. He thinks some played a role in his Friday release. While the former Cowboys receiver declined to give specific names during an NFL Network interview, he did mention the team's captains and players he called "Garrett guys."

Dak Prescott was one of the Cowboys' six captains this past season, but the franchise quarterback said Saturday he didn't have a say in the decision.

"I'm in my second year so as much as you want to say, 'I want a say and this and that,' those guys get paid a lot more than me, and that's what those guys are there to do," Prescott said of the Dallas decision-makers. "That's not my decision."

Speaking with reporters at Parish Episcopal School in Dallas during his inaugural women's football clinic sponsored by Albertsons and Tom Thumb, Prescott said he considers Bryant a brother. The two have exchanged text messages since the move was made.

He said the Cowboys didn't give him any heads up that the franchise's all-time leader in touchdown receptions was going to be cut after meeting with owner Jerry Jones on Friday. Prescott was working out when he received the news.

"I just knew the speculation as all of us knew," Prescott said. "I really didn't know necessarily if it was happening or not. I can't say that I actually thought that it would fully happen. It's a business and it just puts everything in perspective for me."

Prescott didn't seem bothered that his former teammate called out the captains. He said it's just part of the business.

"I'm sure he's hearing stuff and I'm sure he's getting it from a lot of different ways," Prescott said. "I'm not going finger point at anybody. I'm not going to get upset for who he's pointing at or who he thinks did this."

In two seasons, Bryant caught 119 passes for 1,634 yards and 14 touchdowns from Prescott. However, in 29 regular season games together, Bryant only had three 100-yard games.

The Cowboys also won all three games they played without Bryant in 2016. Prescott averaged 240 yards per game passing with six touchdowns and one interception during that stretch. It helped that star running back Ezekiel Elliott averaged 143 rushing yards and a touchdown during those three games.

Prescott and Bryant were never able to get on the same page. Their rapport on the field rarely resembled the one Bryant had with former Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, who was under center during Bryant's best three seasons in Dallas.

Bryant's best game with Prescott came in the Cowboys' 34-31 playoff loss to Green Bay two seasons ago. Bryant caught nine of the 12 passes Prescott threw in his direction for 132 yards and two touchdowns.

Bryant is now searching for a new team with a new quarterback.

The Cowboys and Prescott, who said he has thrown with recently acquired receiver Allen Hurns, will have to find a new No. 1 receiver.

"He was a great player," Prescott said of Bryant. "He did a lot of great things for us, obviously. He was a guy that man-to-man you'd go to. At this point, we've got to figure that out with the guys we got. I'm sure we're going to go after guys in the draft or free agency. Who knows?

"All I can do is just continue to get better at my job and do the best I can."

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