According to Dez Bryant, Jerry Jones called him before signing Michael Sam to the practice team to get Bryant’s support.
Dez Bryant told us Jerry Jones called him directly to inform him about the signing of Michael Sam. Dez said he supports the decision.
— Desmond Purnell (@DesmondPurnell) September 3, 2014
Some think that Jerry called Dez warning him not to do or say anything stupid and Dez just spun it to make it look like his opinion matters. Either one is plausible.