Dez Bryant congratulates spelling bee co-champ
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Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant congratulated 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee co-champion Nihar Janga on Twitter on Thursday after the fifth-grader made it known Bryant was his favorite athlete.
#NiharJanga you just made my whole day buddy.. Congrats on winning the #spellingbee champ.. Some how some way I have to get you to a game #x
— Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) May 27, 2016
Janga even celebrated his co-victory with Bryant's signature "X" move:
Nihar throwing up the Dez Bryant "X" #electric #Nihar2016 #ScrippsNationalSpellingBee pic.twitter.com/0CHvbw8dmz
— AJ Schied (@aj_schied27) May 27, 2016