Rust can't keep Dez Bryant down: 'I'm ready to get back in beast mode'

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The fields of training camp are reflected in Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant's face shield as runs with the ball in afternoon practice in Oxnard, California, Monday, August 1, 2016. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News)

OXNARD, Calif. -- Dez Bryant was the last player left on the field Monday after the Cowboys' first padded practice of training camp.

The Pro Bowl receiver spent time catching extra passes with former Cowboys running back Tashard Choice. He played a game of hot potato with the football, and at one point was lying on his back catching passes fired his way.

Bryant put in the extra work after he wasn't at his best during his first padded practice in…