Dez Bryant has his quarterback's back. (Getty Images)

In late May, we brought you a story about the 2015 National Fantasy Football Convention. The event, speerheaded by Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, was to be held in Las Vegas and was billed as "the single largest gathering of NFL players in history."

Among those expected to attend were Le'Veon Bell, Rob Gronkowski, Odell Beckham Jr., Eddie Lacy, Dez Bryant, Julio Jones, Antonio Brown, Jamaal Charles, Jeremy Maclin, Richard Sherman, Alshon Jeffery, DeMarco Murray, Randall Cobb, C.J. Anderson, T.Y. Hilton, Emmanuel Sanders, Giovani Bernard, Keenan Allen, Sammy Watkins, Golden Tate, Pierre Garcon, DeMarcus Ware, C.J. Spiller, Geno Atkins, Lamar Miller, Frank Gore, Jason Witten, Fred Jackson, Cordarrelle Patterson, Roddy White, Allen Hurns, Joique Bell, Kelvin Benjamin, Travis Kelce, Isaiah Crowell, Delanie Walker, Andre Williams, Stevan Ridley and Danny Amendola, among others.

On Saturday, the NFL nixed that plan. "Players and NFL personnel may not participate in promotional activities or other appearances at or in connection with events that are held at or sponsored by casinos," an NFL spokesman told FOXSports.com's Alex Marvez in an email.

As CBSSports.com's Jason La Canfora noted on Twitter, enforcement of that policy isn't exactly consistent.

Meanwhile, one person who was not at all happy about the NFL's actions as it pertains to the convention was Romo's teammate (and planned convention attendee), wide receiver Dez Bryant. Dez took to Twitter over the weekend to voice that displeasure. Two of his tweets, edited for profranity, are quoted below:

  • Tweet No. 1: "@tonyromo put that event together for the fans. Geniuses s***"
  • Tweet No. 2: "@tonyromo don't understand whenever they make s*** load of money off us smh....."

Romo was a bit more low key in his response, but he expressed the same sentiment as Bryant, noting that the event was, first and foremost, for the fans.

Meanwhile, Ron Reese, a spokesman for Las Vegas Sands Corp., spoke with The Associated Press (as noted here by FOX) and clarified that the event was actually going to be held at the Sands Expo, which is an event center and not a casino, making the NFL's statement on the matter seem slightly off base. Reese also pointed to the partnerships several teams have with daily fantasy sports sites like FanDuel as a sign of the NFL's inconsistency on the issue of gambling and what association with it teams and players can have.

“The NFL has a credibility gap on this issue the size of the Grand Canyon,” Reese said. “Nearly half the teams in the league are partnering with fantasy football wagering websites, but a convention in Las Vegas is a bridge too far? It’s about time the NFL comes down from its ivory tower.”

This is likely not the last we'll be hearing of this issue, as Romo and the NFFC are already gearing up to plan next year's convention in the Los Angeles area.