{"id":81206,"date":"2025-07-19T09:41:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T13:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=81206"},"modified":"2025-07-19T09:41:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T13:41:17","slug":"dez-bryant-praises-raiders-rookie-jack-bech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/dez-bryant-praises-raiders-rookie-jack-bech\/81206\/","title":{"rendered":"Dez Bryant praises Raiders rookie Jack Bech"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-26\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"b121eee0-3c01-4d55-a4ae-2856f0f59168\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark\">\n<p data-start=\"94\" data-end=\"425\">Former Dallas Cowboys standout Dez Bryant knows what top-tier receiving talent looks like, and he\u2019s made it clear he sees something special in Las Vegas Raiders rookie Jack Bech. The ex-TCU wideout, selected in the second round of the 2026 NFL Draft, already has the endorsement of one of the game\u2019s most electrifying former stars.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"427\" data-end=\"631\">\u201cHe will be playing in the NFL for a long time,\u201d Bryant said in a quote tweet celebrating Bech\u2019s rookie contract signing, strong words from a receiver who carved out a nine-year NFL career at a high level.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"633\" data-end=\"957\">Bech has also caught the attention of national analysts. CBS Sports\u2019 Chris Trapasso praised his complete skill set, saying, \u201cBech has as well-rounded of a game as any receiver in the rookie class. Beyond blazing speed, he can do it all. And he will showcase that veteran-like polish for the Raiders early and often in 2025.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"959\" data-end=\"1082\">However, despite the praise, Bech has found himself somewhat overshadowed this offseason by another rookie, Dont\u2019e Thornton.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1084\" data-end=\"1492\">Taken two rounds after Bech, Thornton has become one of the most talked-about players at Raiders OTAs. Raiders.com\u2019s Levi Edwards called him \u201cone of, if not the most impressive rookie\u201d so far. And Vincent Bonsignore of the <em data-start=\"1307\" data-end=\"1333\">Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/em> noted that Thornton\u2019s route running and footwork looked more refined than expected, despite concerns about the simplicity of the college offense he came from.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1494\" data-end=\"1858\">While both Bech and Thornton are showing early promise, the path to playing time remains wide open. Outside of veteran Jakobi Meyers, no starting spots are guaranteed in the Raiders\u2019 receiving corps. Third-year player Tre Tucker is currently the biggest competitor for reps, but both rookies have a legitimate shot at earning starting roles\u2014possibly even together.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1860\" data-end=\"2105\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">As of now, Thornton may have the early edge, but training camp, which begins this week, will be the true proving ground. With their talent and opportunity, both Bech and Thornton could be front and center when the Raiders take the field in Week 1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Dallas Cowboys standout Dez Bryant knows what top-tier receiving talent looks like, and he\u2019s made it clear he sees\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":81207,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[30805],"class_list":["post-81206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-dez-bryant"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81206"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81206\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}