# Dez Bryant attorney alleges ex-NFL star’s assault accuser set him up: ‘He was targeted’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/dez-bryant-attorney-alleges-ex-nfl-stars-assault-accuser-set-him-up-he-was-targeted/
- Published: 2026-11-04T23:52:20+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T00:36:48+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/04/sports/dez-bryant-attorney-alleges-assault-accuser-targeted-ex-nfl-star/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Bryant’s lawyer says the accuser provoked the confrontation.
- Bryant received an assault-by-contact citation.
- Reyes previously said Bryant was the aggressor.

## Summary

Dez Bryant’s lawyer alleges that a 19-year-old who accused the former NFL player of assault deliberately provoked him after recognising him on a road in Southlake, Texas. The claim offers Bryant’s account of an altercation that led to an assault-by-contact citation, while the accuser has previously said Bryant was the aggressor.

Bryant’s attorney, Levi McCathern, says witnesses reported reckless driving and that the teenager threatened to shoot Bryant; he argues video of Bryant confronting the teen and knocking a phone from his hand omits those events. The teenager, Noah Reyes, did not immediately respond to the latest allegations. Bryant is due in court for a hearing next month.

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