The National Football League has denied a request by the Dallas Cowboys for players to wear a sticker on their helmets to show support for the Dallas Police Department that lost five officers in one bad attack last month.
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Yet, there was some hope that the league would at least allow the Cowboys to wear the decals during the preseason.
“We respect their decision”, Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones told the media.
The Dallas Fallen Officer Foundation, however, was unhappy with the news, telling TMZ, “We are extremely upset by their decision”. “Once you open that Pandora’s box, how do you ever stop?” he said.
The Cowboys unveiled the “Arm in Arm” decal on July 30, the first day of training camp, during a ceremony meant to promote unity between the Dallas community and local law enforcement. The only unknown was whether the National Football League would let the Cowboys display their support for the Dallas police department during the preseason.
“Obviously Johnny needs to get his hands around his life”, Jones said.
The “Arm in Arm” decal, which was permitted in training camp and practice, will not be allowed during preseason and regular season games, The Dallas Morning News reported.
Coach Jason Garrett told the blog that the team understands the league’s position but their support of officers hasn’t taken any blows.
As for the Dallas police, it expressed appreciation for the team’s support. So as much as we’d love to hammer Roger Goodell for once again missing the forest of responsibility for the trees of optics, we’re pretty sure he got this one right.
Whenever the Cowboys are in need of a quarterback, one name tends to come up a lot: Johnny Manziel.
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He was suspended by the NFL for four games due to a violation of the league’s substance abuse policy, and he would have to serve that ban if a team chose to sign him.
