Cowboys wideout Dez Bryant filed a lawsuit against former financial advisor Royce West claiming he, along with associate David Wells, stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in endorsement money, NFL.com reported.
According to the suit, “West would instruct endorsement companies and others to make payments for any endorsement agreements to Wells, not Bryant. Many of these payments stopped at Wells and/or West, but never reached Bryant."
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The lawsuit claims Wells "absconded" with more than $200,000 owed to Bryant from endorsements. West and his law firm also allegedly breached fiduciary duties and took $300,000 from Bryant, who is asking the court to recover all loses and fees paid.
"Such malicious and reckless conduct justifies an award of exemplary damages in addition to the actual damages incurred by Bryant for which it seeks recovery,” the suit reads.
Bryant’s suit comes on the heels of a lawsuit filed by West against the All-Pro receiver claiming Bryant caused $60,000 in damage to a house he lived in for years in DeSoto, Texas, while West was tasked with keeping Bryant out of trouble.
West called Bryant's claims “lies and frivolous,” according to the Star-Telegram.
“Mr. Bryant needs to take responsibility for the damage done to my house and not attempt to avert focus away from his actions by making incredulous accusations against me," West said. "I intend to file a defamation suit against Mr. Bryant and his attorney for these accusations.”