"This needs to go viral": Cowboys icon Dez Bryant reignites Tyler Lockett’s old virgin until 30 admission

Tyler Lockett made waves during the offseason when he switched teams for the first time in his career. The wide receiver signed with the Tennessee Titans after leaving the Seattle Seahawks, teaming up with Cam Ward as the young quarterback starts his NFL career.

He returned to the spotlight on Thursday, but not for his on-field performance. An old statement from 2019 resurfaced where the wide receiver revealed that he wanted to be celibate until his marriage. He married Lauren, his longtime girlfriend, in 2023.

With the subject resurfacing on social media, former Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant wrote that his fellow pass catcher was "an example for the black community" and voiced his wish to "have strength like Tyler Lockett":

"I think this needs to be viral because is the greatest example for the black community," Bryant wrote.

On the Adam Schefter Podcast in 2019, Lockett gave his view on the matter and revealed why he wanted to wait.

"I'm waiting until I get married," Lockett said. "It's something I wanted to be able to do and thats something I'm staying true to and committed to. ...I try to stay away from that temptation and I have a girlfriend so she understands what I'm about. She loves God and as well and she's cool with being able to wait until marriage."

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Tyler Lockett left the Seattle Seahawks after one decade with the franchise

This will be the veteran wide receiver's first season in the NFL not playing for the Seahawks.

Tyler Lockett was released in March, bringing an end to an affiliation that had lasted 10 seasons and earned him three All-Pro nominations.

Despite his strong partnership with DK Metcalf and Russell Wilson, the Seahawks failed to win a Super Bowl during Lockett's time in Seattle.

He signed a one-year, $4 million deal with the Tennessee Titans and is expected to play a major role in Cam Ward's development. Ward was the first pick in the 2025 NFL draft, with the franchise giving him the keys after the failure of Will Levis' project. He will also throw to Calvin Ridley and Treylon Burks.