Dez Bryant on Jason Witten's Cowboys Retirement: 'GOAT Is His Name'

Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant says longtime teammate Jason Witten is the greatest of all time and should be a first-ballot Hall of Fame selection.

Bryant made the comments in an Instagram post Thursday with Witten set to announce his retirement to join ESPN's Monday Night Football broadcast team, per ESPN.com's Todd Archer:

Witten spent his entire 15-year NFL career with the Cowboys, who selected him out of the University of Tennessee in the third round of the 2003 draft. The tight end tallied 1,152 catches for 12,448 yards and 68 touchdowns.

Bryant joined Dallas as a first-round pick in 2010. The duo formed a dynamic one-two punch in the team's passing attack the past eight years.

The Cowboys released the 29-year-old wideout last month. Paired with Witten's retirement, that means the franchise's receiving group will be without two stalwarts heading into 2018.