I'm sure you've heard by now the leading contender for the Dumbest Question of the Year Award. During player evaluations before the NFL Draft, in a meeting with Miami Dolphins GM Jeff Ireland, former Oklahoma State receiver Dez Bryant was asked if he mother was or still is a prostitute.
Now wait a minute.
The reasons for asking this question are unclear. Of course my first thought is, "Is Mrs. Ireland not putting out, Jeff?" My second thought is, "Why is the eff would you ask such a thing?"
Dez Bryant's response was a good one. He told Michael Silver of Yahoo!: ""No, my mom is not a prostitute," said Bryant, whose background "“ including his mother's lifestyle and past legal troubles "“ was under great scrutiny prior to the draft. "I got mad "“ really mad "“ but I didn't show it."
Everyone knows that NFL scouts and GMs ask ridiculous questions in trying to settle their pick. Gerald McCoy was asked if he preferred playing in a G-String or a jock strap. Besides the fact that I just threw up in my mouth, I think I speak the obvious when I say, what does that have to do with getting in the backfield and stopping a running back?
So how about 10 more questions that may or may not have been asked to Dez, who went 24th to the Dallas Cowboys.