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Miss Texas USA Brooke Daniels sued by Cowboys' Roy Williams for engagement ring return

Miss Texas USA Brooke Daniels sued by Cowboys' Roy Williams for engagement ring's return
Miss Texas USA Brooke Daniels and Dallas Cowboys' Roy Williams CBS/Personal Photo/Getty Images

(CBS/AP) ODESSA, Texas - Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Roy Williams sure dropped the ball with his recent marriage proposal to former 2009 Miss Texas USA Brooke Daniels.

Pictures: Miss Texas USA Brooke Daniels

Williams is suing the ex-beauty queen in order to get a $76,000 engagement ring he gave her.

Only, he didn't exactly kneel on one knee. The NFLer mailed the ring to her - classy!

According to the Odessa American: "In an affidavit signed by Williams, he claims he sent $5,000 for school and dental bills, a baseball for Daniels' brother and -- as a surprise -- a recorded marriage proposal with the ring through the mail just before Valentine's Day to Daniels. However, when Daniels declined the proposal, she did not return the ring."

Brooke's father, Michael Daniels, told the Odesa American that Williams told his daughter he didn't want the ring back, saying he expected her to change her mind.

Apparently, she didn't.

Daniels says he'll return the ring to avoid the legal hassle.

Williams, who was a standout at Odesa Permian High and the University of Texas before starring with the Detroit Lions and Cowboys, filed the lawsuit June 30 in state district court in Odesa.

He declined to comment to the Odesa American.

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