7 unforgettable Dez Bryant moments with Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys cut one of the league's most most recognizable players (for better or worse) on Friday, in wide receiver Dez Bryant.

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The 29-year-old has made his mark with the Cowboys and their opponents over his eight years with the team since being chosen with the 24th overall pick of the 2010 draft.

Here, we look back at the most memorable moments from Bryant's Cowboys tenure.

7. 'Fighting' DeAngelo Hall

Bryant has never backed down from opponents who can match him in intensity and personality, particularly the NFC East rivals he faces twice a year.

While he never actually made contact with Washington Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall, the two almost came to blows amid a ferocious battle in a Thanksgiving meeting in 2012. Bryant won the individual matchup by catching eight of 11 targets for 145 yards and two touchdowns, but the Redskins came away with a 38-31 victory.

The two would-be combatants were later caught on camera showing some camaraderie after the game.

6. TD throw to Jason Witten

Here's Bryant's career passing line: 1 for 1, with 10 yards and a touchdown.

His one and only career pass came in 2016 against the Detroit Lions, in which Byrant took a handoff from quarterback Dak Prescott and rolled to the outside as if to run for the score. He instead pulled up and lobbed a perfect toss to a wide-open Jason Witten for the easy touchdown in a 42-21 Cowboys victory.

5. Messing with Odell Beckham Jr.

Reportedly close friends, Bryant and Beckham took turns mocking each other in their second career head-to-head game in the latter's 2014 rookie season.

After Beckham scored and re-enacted Bryant's trademark 'throw up the X' celebration, Bryant came up with a sprawling touchdown and then imitated Beckham's version of Silento's "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" dance.

Each receiver scored twice on the day, with Bryant recording 86 yards on seven catches, while Beckham caught 10 of 11 targets for 146 yards. The performances provided Bryant with multiple opportunities and plenty of camera time to continue his imitation.

4. Rivalry with Josh Norman

There have been no shortage of hostile interactions between Bryant and Joshn Norman, and even the holidays haven't brought them to peace. The feud dates back to Norman's days with the Carolina Panthers, when meetings were much more scarce.

Bryant has also often voiced his displeasure with Norman's five-year, $75-million contract.

3. First career TD

Remember when Bryant returned punts?

Though he hasn't done so since the conclusion of the 2012 season, Bryant returned at least 12 punts in each of his first three seasons, taking two to the house as a rookie.

His first came on a spectacular 62-yard return in Week 2 against the Chicago Bears in 2010. It was four weeks later that he scored his first as a receiver on a 31-yard strike.

2. Sideline battle with coaches, Witten

Bryant's frustrations haven't always been reserved for his opponents. His emotions got the better of him in 2013, when a Detroit Lions touchdown with just 12 seconds left on the clock meant Bryant's two-score day was for naught.

Even the veteran Witten had a difficult time separating the infuriated Bryant from the coaching staff.

1. The non-catch

Bryant's overturned catch with less than five minutes remaining on the clock in the 2014 NFC Divisional Round against the Green Bay Packers still haunts Cowboys fans.

And count Bryant among those who received zero solace in the NFL's Competition Committee ruling this season that Dez did, in fact, catch it.