WATCH: Former NFL Player Dez Bryant's Gets Emotional Talking About Black People ‘Breaking Generational Curses’

Former NFL player Dez Bryant just opened up on “The Pivot” podcast in a way that we don’t usually get to see Black men open up and be emotional.

Featuring Ryan Clark, Fred Taylor, and Channing Crowder, “The Pivot” brings together the former NFL players to interview a variety of guests about their lives, experiences, and struggles. The only requirement, the guest has to always keep it 100.

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Bryant later added, “I never had none of that. I give that to mine. That’s my number one priority. I father that. That’s how I break it... I live it.”

Watch the clip below:

Personally, it’s always refreshing to see Black athletes talk about other things other than sports. As fans, we get so caught up in the “importance” of professional sports that we often forget that really means so little in the grand scheme of things.

Bryant was a player who was known to show emotions on NFL sidelines and as a result, he was criticized for it. His conversation with “The Pivot” is a reminder that these players we root for and against aren’t finished products as people. They’re learning in life as well, the only difference is, that there are millions of people watching them.

But as we see, Bryant has come out on the other side with the knowledge to help others who may have gone through similar struggles.

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