ARLINGTON - After last year's Thanksgiving Day game Panthers cornerback Josh Norman walked to the visiting locker room at AT&T Stadium, telling reporters that the Cowboys needed to get back the $70 million contract they gave Dez Bryant earlier that year.

After Thursday's game, it was the Cowboys wide receiver telling Norman that Washington needed to get its money back. The Redskins signed Norman to a five-year, $75 million in April.

The back-and-forth between the two stars on Thursday began in the first half and escalated after the game, to the point where they had to be separated by several players.

"That guy is soft, man," Bryant said in the locker room. "He is really soft. I was telling him, Washington needs to get their money back. You're supposed to be a lock down corner, you can't even play man to man."

Bryant finished with a team-high five catches for 72 yards in the 31-26 win over Washington.

In last year's game, Bryant was battling foot, ankle and knee injuries. With Norman shadowing him most of the way, Bryant was held to two receptions for 24 yards in a 33-14 Cowboys loss.

Did Norman see the real Bryant on Thursday?

"Man, he got lucky," Bryant said. "Put it that way. He got lucky [last year]. He got lucky this year too. We could've roasted him. Yes, I am being extremely disrespectful to him because he disrespected me first, talking about how he going to throw up the X. OK. Go look at that film."

In the popular hip-hop song, "I Got The Keys," Jay Z raps: "I perform like Josh Norman, I ain't normal."

As Bryant finished answering questions from reporters, he walked off singing: "I perform like Dez Bryant, I ain't normal."

Bryant, who is represented by Jay Z's Roc Nation, said he planned on talking to the Grammy Award-winning artist about changing the lyrics.

Before the Redskins hosted the Cowboys in Week 2, both players talked about sharing a mutual respect. Bryant then caught seven passes for 102 yards.

But in three meetings against Norman, Bryant hasn't scored a touchdown.

That's the point the All-Pro defensive back was trying to make in the Redskins locker room.

"I played the guy three times already and my numbers speak for themselves," Norman said. "He can go cry, holler, hoot, whatever you want to do, man. At the end of the day, like I said: Zero touchdowns."

Norman said he was trying to talk to Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott after the game when Bryant approached him.

"Don't step to someone when the game over like that, when they're not even looking for you or even having a conversation with you," Norman said. "If you want to do whatever you want to do, you do it in the game. Don't come for me after. That's overboard, that's overkill. Especially when you're not even like that. But whatever."

A reporter posted a video of those comments on Twitter. Bryant responded with several tweets, suggesting that Norman was lying and advising his followers to watch the film. Bryant even went so far as to write that he would post film throughout the week of Norman getting exposed.

Bryant eventually took a step back, ending with this final post: "I just finished watching my interview on espn... I shouldn't have even stooped down to that... we have something special here in Dallas."

Boy stop... go watch the film.... the man can't cover one on one... I broke him down on so many routes tonight https://t.co/EoOtHWHoid — Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) November 25, 2016

All through the week I will post film how Norman got exposed... https://t.co/WKWE9IdQYr — Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) November 25, 2016

I'm not disrespectful to players in league ..I love this game but Norman takes it past football.. if you going spit fire be able to take it — Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) November 25, 2016

I just finished watching my interview on espn... I shouldn't have even stooped down to that... we have something special here in Dallas — Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) November 25, 2016

Dez Bryant on what would've happened if Josh Norman acted same way couple of years ago: "I would've beat him up. Right on the field." — Jon Machota (@jonmachota) November 25, 2016

Dez Bryant on what would've happened if Josh Norman acted same way couple of years ago: "I would've beat him up. Right on the field." — Jon Machota (@jonmachota) November 25, 2016

Dez Bryant on Josh Norman: "That guy is soft, man. He is really soft." — Jon Machota (@jonmachota) November 25, 2016

Josh Norman Way Overrated

pic.twitter.com/BO6hQazQqm — Singh (@S1NGH7) November 24, 2016

Josh Norman being a sore loser to Dez Bryant https://t.co/w3gIOsP9wG — SportsDay Cowboys (@dmn_cowboys) November 25, 2016

Dez with a return volley to Norman. "Better tell Washington to get their money back." pic.twitter.com/UUPvvEa9C6 — Mike Doocy (@MikeDoocyFox4) November 25, 2016

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