Showing posts with label Dallas Cowboys. Show all posts
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Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Ezekiel Elliot caught on camera yanking down woman's top during St. Patrick's Parade

Ezekiel Elliott, last season's NFL offensive sensation and MVP finalist, might find himself in a more defensive stance in the future after being caught on camera exposing a woman's breast during a St Patrick's Day Parade.

Two videos have circulated of the 21-year-old Dallas Cowboys running back getting inappropriate with the young woman and pulling her top down towards a camera. Elliot was reportedly with the unidentified woman, who continually slaps his hand away, before yanking down her tank top while drinking at a Dallas rooftop bar over the weekend.



What makes it even more disturbing is the fact that Elliott has been under investigation for assault claims by his ex-girlfriend since the beginning of his rookie season last year.

The footage, obtained by TMZ, shows the woman gesturing to her breasts to the crowd before Elliott exposes her left one right before she immediately covers back up.

A second short video was also posted, in which the same woman bends towards the crowd showing some cleavage.

Elliott reaches again for her breast and she swats his hand away.
A representative for the football player has said that the woman wasn't upset by the incident and spent time with Elliott and a group of friends later in the evening.


Elliott previously told the Washington Post that he was hoping for closure on the assault allegations against him by his ex-girlfriend, which have hounded him since the beginning of his rookie season in 2016.

"I would rather them not drag on as long. I think if there was something to find, which there's not, they would've found it by now," he has said.

Authorities cleared him following a lack of evidence in the case, after his then-girlfriend posted photos of bruises on her arms on Instagram and tagged Elliott.

She later deleted the photos.


Last January, police were also called to Elliott's Florida apartment in response to a domestic incident involving the same woman, who said the running back had pushed her against a wall during an argument. 

The NFL has already reportedly questioned Elliott about that incident and can still suspend players for conduct violations without the presence of legal charges. And, with all of the previous inicidents involving NFL players and domestic abuse stoking the flames, this might turn into a nasty burn for Zeke.

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Cowboys fan stabbed in fight with Redskins fan at FedEx Field (VIDEO)

A video posted on Facebook shows Washington and Dallas fans fighting after their Monday night NFC East divisional game at FedEx Field, and in it a Cowboys fan was reportedly stabbed.

The footage shows a man in a Jason Witten Cowboys jersey sitting on the ground being attended to by someone in a Redskins jacket.



Mike Vaughn, who posted the video, said in the clip that the fan was stabbed and that there was a knife on the ground. Authorities confirmed to Fox 5 DC that a knife was recovered in the concourse and they are investigating. Two arrests were made.

"Wowwwww. This place is a war zone right now. Fights breaking out everywhere. One dude got stabbed," Vaughn wrote on his Facebook page.

WARNING: Graphic language in video.




"We are aware of an altercation that took place at FedEx Field following Monday's game," the Redskins said in a statement issued to Fox 5 DC.

"We thank members of the Prince George's County Police Department who responded promptly to break up the altercation and arrested both men involved. Neither sustained injuries that required hospitalization. We will continue to gather more information on the matter and ensure the safety of all fans at FedEx Field."

Thursday, November 26, 2015

TV cameras linger on Tony Romo's wife as he lays injured on field (VIDEO)

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo suffered a left collarbone injury on the final play of the third quarter after a 10-yard sack by Carolina Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis Thursday night.

And as the Cowboys faithful watched their season just go down in a heap, Romo's wife Candice couldn't even bare to look at her husband laid out on the AT&T Stadium turf.


And CBS let the camera linger inside her private suite as she dropped her face into her hands:


Davis landed hard on Romo on this sack, jamming Romo's left shoulder into the turf:



After getting treated by the Cowboys' medical staff Romo went straight to the locker room for further examination. He was holding his left arm close to his side as he walked off the field.


Romo has already missed seven games with a broken left collarbone suffered in the Week 2 win against the Philadelphia Eagles when linebacker Jordan Hicks landed on Romo after an incomplete pass.

Now it looks like his season is over.

Sunday, November 1, 2015

Dez Bryant denies taunting injured Ricardo Lockette with 'That's what you f-cking get' after injury (VIDEO)

Dez Bryant returned to the field Sunday after missing the last five games with a fractured right foot. The Cowboys' star made two catches for 12 yards while on the field for 48 of Dallas' 58 offensive plays in the Cowboys' 13-12 loss to the Seahawks . 

But after the game, Bryant was particularly upset with tweets that accused him of taunted Ricardo Lockette with, "That's what he f-cking gets," while the Seahawks receiver was laid out on the  turf of AT&T Stadium.


It all started late in the first half when Dallas safetyJeff Heath delivered a blindside shot that knocked out Lockette. Pushing and shoving between the teams ensued, while a cart was driven onto the field and Lockette was strapped down and taken to a local hospital for a precautionary exam.

In a seven-second video clip, Bryant appears to utter a profanity while he points his index finger at Seattle linebacker Bruce Irvin.

In the locker room, Bryant angrily denied wishing harm upon Lockette and put the blame directly on media for creating the rumors. When asked if any of the Seahawks accused him of the profanity, Bryant responded with "Nah man. Y'all did, man. Bull s--- media did," reported ESPN.
"I won't ever, ever, ever, ever wish bad on a player that's been knocked down. C'mon, man. Stop with the bulls---," said Bryant. "Not once did I say that's what you get. I got on one knee and prayed for that man.
          "I got on one knee and prayed for him. C'mon, man. Don't put clips together and do 
            that."


Bryant also defended himself in a since-deleted Tweet.


With no other accusations from anyone else on the field, it just might be Bryant's word against social media's. 

Only a lip-reader knows for sure.

Saturday, October 3, 2015

N.J. priest arrested for pointing musket at 8-year-old boy because he was rooting for Cowboys over Giants

A New York Giants loving New Jersey priest was arrested Friday for allegedly pointing a musket at an 8-year-old boy who committed the cardinal sin of cheering for the Dallas Cowboys.

And by musket, I mean a Civil War-era type rifle for all of you who saw priest and boy in the same headline.


Father Kevin Carter, a devout Big Blue fan, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and aggravated assault by pointing a firearm after allegedly threatening to shoot the child for rooting for the Giants' division-rivals, authorities said.

The 54-year-old pastor, assigned to St. Margaret of Cortona Roman Catholic Church in Little Ferry, N.J., was being held on $15,000 bail, reported the New York Daily News.


Carter allegedly approached the boy as he and his family arrived for Mass services at the church on Sunday, Sept. 13, hours before the Giants and Cowboys faced off in their first game of the season, and asked to see him in one of the rectory rooms.

Prosecutors said several witnesses watched in horror as the priest stood against the wall and allegedly pointed the antique musket at his head.


“As he raised his weapon and pointed it at the boy, he said, ‘I’m going to shoot you,’” Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli said. “The young boy was apparently a fan of a particular football team, the priest was not. So perhaps we have indication it started out as that.

“There’s no such thing as joking around with a weapon when you’re dealing with an 8-year-old kid,” Molinelli added.

The Archdiocese did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The Giants ended up suffering a gut-wrenching 27-26 loss to the Cowboys opening week. Even the nuns had their rulers out for Eli Manning after that game.

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Dez Bryant to appear on cover of 'Rolling Stone' magazine

Like the Dr. John song says: But the thrill we've never known, Is the thrill that'll getcha when you get your picture, On the cover of the Rollin' Stone.

And according to an excited Dez Bryant’s Instagram account, the Dallas Cowboys wide out will be the next face to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. It’s the iconic magazine’s NFL Special, and the Bryant article is titled, “The Trials and Triumph of Dez Bryant.”


"I'm blessed and no one in this world can take that away from me," the NFL player wrote on Instagram. "I wouldn't change a inch of me for the world... God wanted me this way so I embrace it and try to be a strong example for the ones who struggle and think it's never a way ... thank you Rolling Stone for sharing the real Dez Bryant."


The 26-year-old is a two-time Pro Bowler who had 88 receptions for 1,320 yards and 16 touchdowns last season and just signed a five-year, $70 million deal last month.

First Donald Trump and now Bryant. How far we've come from the anti-establishment figures Rolling Stone first put on covers in the 60's.

Monday, August 3, 2015

Dez Bryant and teammate Tyler Patmon exchange punches in scrimmage fistfight (VIDEO)

Things got a little heated in the Dallas Cowboys training camp when wide receiver Dez Bryant and teammate Tyler Patmon came to blows after a play during a scrimmage Sunday.


The incident started late in the day when Patmon jarred Bryant's helmet loose during the 11-on-11 play and Bryant responded by yanking off Patmon's helmet. Patmon threw a punch and backed away, and Bryant came back with a wild left hook before teammates separated them.

The two continued fighting on the sideline before they were eventually split up by quarterback Tony Romo. 

The Cowboys posted video of the exchange on their website.




Romo was eventually able to get Bryant to move to a different part of the sideline, while Patmon stood with players and other team personnel nearby.

When practice ended a few minutes later, head coach Jason Garrett spoke briefly to Bryant, who then walked over to Patmon and hugged him while fans nearby cheered after earlier yelling at Bryant to calm down.


"I got a little bit overheated," Bryant said later. "At the end of the day, that's something that you really need for a team, on a team. I'm just trying to win ballgames."

"If you would’ve seen the play before, I was giving him a little bit of mouth, just talking a whole bunch of stuff to him,'"he said, according to the Dallas Morning News. 

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, who had already left the practice field, wasn't bothered by the skirmish.

He said he caught footage of it on television and said, "Man, you'd have thought it was CNN featuring some big event going on."


"That's training camp. That's not new," he added. "That's been happening at our training camp for years and years and years."

Thursday, July 2, 2015

Emmitt Smith exits as Miss USA judge citing Trump comments: Report

NBC and Univision's decisions to severe ties with the Miss USA beauty pageant and the Miss Universe Organization, following Donald Trump's controversial comments describing Mexicans as "rapists" and drug-smuggling criminals, has one former NFL star joining their boycott.

Emmitt Smith, who was one of the celebrities set to judge the upcoming Miss USA competition, is backing the broadcast networks by ditching the sweet TV gig.



"In light of Mr. Trump's statements and the subsequent decisions made by NBC, I have decided not to participate as a judge in the 2015 Miss USA pageant," Smith tweeted Wednesday.


The 46-year-old NFL Hall-of-Famer added that his decision is not at all reflective of the pageant contestants.

"Knowing firsthand through my wife, Pat Smith, how much the women prepare for this event, I continue to send my support and best wishes to everyone competing this year."


Reelz, a relatively obscure cable channel, is filling the void left by NBC and will broadcast the event.

The three-hour event set to take place in Baton Rouge, La. on July 12 will also be available for viewing via MissUniverse.com/MissUSA.

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Dez Bryant's 'Ray Rice-style' video could jeopardize career: Report

Dez Bryant’s may have more than contract problems to deal with if a video clip reportedly "five times worse than the Ray Rice video" is released. Word is the Dallas Cowboys star's entire NFL career could be in jeopardy if the video he allegedly appears in is as bad as the rumors imply.



The rumored clip of Bryant doing something ‘Ray Rice-worthy’ has reportedly stalled his contract negotiations with the Dallas Cowboys and, according to Terez Owens,  a “source” has informed them the “incriminating video of Dallas Cowboys superstar receiver Dez Bryant is being released today or tomorrow” is to blame.

The Owens site reported:

THE INCRIMINATING VIDEO OF DALLAS COWBOYS SUPERSTAR RECEIVER DEZ BRYANT DOING SOMETHING SUPPOSEDLY RAY RICE WORTHY IS BEING RELEASED TODAY OR TOMORROW. ACCORDING TO OUR SOURCE, THE COWBOYS HAVEN’T DONE A HUGE DEAL WITH DEZ BECAUSE OF CONCERN OVER THE VIDEO. UNFORTUNATELY BRYANT’S TEAM WON’T BE ABLE TO STOP THE TAPE FROM GETTING OUT TO THE PUBLIC. OF COURSE COWBOYS COO STEPHEN JONES DENIES KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH A VIDEO. THIS IS GOING TO BE A GAME CHANGER FOR THE COWBOYS FUTURE. 

It was Later UPDATED: WE’RE BEING TOLD THE COWBOYS HAVE WARNED DEZ THE TAPE IS GOING TO BE RELEASED, AND FROM SOMEONE WHO HAS SEEN IT, THAT IT’S FIVE TIMES WORSE THAN THE RAY RICE VIDEO. HIS FOOTBALL CAREER IS IN JEOPARDY ACCORDING TO OUR SOURCE.

Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com said the Cowboys were afraid this “incident,” if released to the public, would have a “Ray Rice-type of an impact.” But, right now, it's all hearsay and there aren’t any details of what Bryant did. 

Stephen Jones, the COO of the Dallas Cowboys, claims the rumors are untrue and that no such video exists. But if it is real and the footage gets released to the public, it could also have a huge impact on the NFL.

And Bryant? He tweeted this:


Friday, January 9, 2015

Kinky Friedman calls Chris Christie's 'bromance' with Jerry Jones 'homosexual' on ESPN2 (VIDEO)

Texas humorist and country singer Kinky Friedman appeared live on ESPN's "Outside The Lines" Wednesday to comment on the budding friendship between New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.



But in an awkward moment that caught host Bob Ley off guard,  Friedman said the pair's "bromance" was much more than friendly and called it "the most important, latent homosexual relationship since Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson."


Friedman reluctantly smoothed over his words after Ley asked him if he really meant it.

Apparently Friedman, a former Texas gubernatorial candidate, wasn't finished. According to CNN, he later called Christie, who claims he's a longtime Cowboys fan, an "anti-Texas, thin-sock wearing son of a b----." That's when Ley cut him off and apologized for Friedman's remarks.

The governor and Jones hung out together in the Cowboys owners' box during Sunday's wild card victory over the Detroit Lions. It wasn't the first time they paired up to watch a game but, the sight of the traitor hugging Jones created a social media blitz by Giants and Eagles fans in New Jersey.

And it seems Friedman has his own take on it.


Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Dallas area earthquakes suggest God is a Lions fan

The Detroit Lions lost to the Dallas Cowboys, 24-20, after a game-changing penalty call was overturned without explanation in the fourth quarter on Sunday.

On 3rd and 1 with 8:25 left and a 20-17 lead, Cowboys linebacker Anthony Hitchens obviously had his hands all over tight end Brandon Pettigrew before the interference call was reversed. 



Apparently The Big Guy upstairs was watching and, contrary to everything Jerry Jones believes, He just might a Lions fan.

On Tuesday, after the NFL admitted blowing the call, nine small earthquakes rattled North Texas hours apart — suspiciously close to AT&T Stadium — the scene of the fateful call.

Coincidence? Hmm.

Since 2008, there had only been one reported earthquake in what is known as the Fort Worth Basin. 



The U.S. Geological Service pinpointed the epicenters of the first four quakes to northeast Irving, a Dallas suburb. At least two of those could be felt throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Thankfully, there were no injuries or serious damage.



Seismologists installed a new earthquake-monitoring device in Irving this week, after minor shock waves rocked an area which is near the site of the Cowboys' former football stadium.

I guess even He makes mistakes too.

Monday, January 5, 2015

Chris Christie denied high-five from Jerry Jones after Cowboys win (VIDEO)

Just seeing Chris Christie in the owner's box with Jerry Jones during the Cowboys' victory over the Lions was enough to make Giants, Jets and Eagles fans gag but, seeing the portly New Jersey Guv hugging it out with the Dallas owner after the win also lost him some votes in Michigan as well.

Cameras caught the lifelong Cowboys fan left hanging by Jones — who ignored Christie's flailing hand — before finally settling for an awkward hug after Sunday's game.



I don't how many electoral votes New Jersey, Michigan and half of Pennsylvania has but Christie might want to rethink that presidential run.



There was no immediate word if Christie would be in Green Bay next Sunday for the Cowboys-Packers game. But if he’s there, he'll be wearing his good luck orange sweater.

Thursday, October 30, 2014

Joseph Randle cracked jokes during police booking (VIDEO)

As if getting busted for stealing underwear and cologne wasn't funny enough, Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle tried turning his police booking into a Saturday Night Live monologue — and it didn't get a lot of laughs.


While being booked in the Frisco, Texas, city jail following his Oct. 13 arrest for shoplifting, footage obtained by CBS affiliate KTVT shows Randle cracking jokes to the unamused cops.

"If I give you $100, can you give me a massage?" Randle asked a female jail employee, who replied with a stern, "No."




Randle, who was wearing a Kramer-like white tank top and black pants, mocked his appearance for the booking mug shot.

"Take a good picture," Randle said. "I'm not about to look like I'm a criminal in this mug shot. How's my mug shot look?"

Randle also asked why height and weight weren't listed on mug shots.

"This is not a damn trading card," a male jail employee responds.


Randle — who was charged with a Class B misdemeanor after stealing underwear and a tester bottle of cologne from a Dillard's in Stonebriar Centre Mall — was also reprimanded for making an unauthorized phone call. He was heard telling the person on the line to leave the door unlocked for him.

"Do you want to get you another charge on you? Are you crazy?" a female jail employee asked, ending the phone call.

During an authorized phone call, Randle mentioned that he needed an attorney to get him bonded out so he could attend practice the next day.

Later on, Randle did express some concern about the potential consequences of his arrest.

"Hey, is this gonna be on the news, you think?" Randle asked.

Now that's gold.

Monday, October 20, 2014

Giants' Jameel McClain loudly objects to Tony Romo calling him 'the Mike' before play (VIDEO)

During Sunday's game with the Giants, Cowboys signal-caller Tony Romo designated Big Blue's Jameel McClain as the "Mike" before the snap on a 3rd-and-5 situation.

Mike is a common term used by quarterbacks on almost every play to identify the middle linebacker on defense and it seems McClain took offense at being labelled such.



It's usually not a big deal, but McClain persistently and hilariously objected to Romo's name-calling.

"Fifty-Three!" Romo shouts while pointing in McClain's direction.

McClain who sauntered up to the neutral zone as he was being pointed out, shouted back: "No I'm not the Mike! I'm not the Mike!"



Giants fans have a few choice names they would like to call the team's whole defense after losing 31-21 — and it isn't as nice as Mike.

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Worried Giants players briefed on Ebola breakout before trip to Dallas: Report

The Ebola outbreak is big news in Dallas, and before the New York Giants head to that city this weekend for their key NFC East matchup with the Cowboys, the team was briefed about the deadly disease after some players expressed concern about making the trip.

Giants senior vice president of communications Pat Hanlon confirmed that players and staff received an electronic briefing Wednesday morning which gave them background on the virus that has killed one man in Dallas and has infected two healthcare workers in the city. The title of the document: "Ebola: Basic Facts to Answer Common Questions."

"Our athletic trainers and team physicians have been briefed on the scope of the Ebola virus disease," Hanlon said. "We have distributed a fact sheet to our employees and distributed similar information to our players electronically this morning."




Giants center J.D. Walton, a native of Allen, Texas, about 40 minutes north of Dallas, has a large contingent of family and friends expected to attend Sunday's game at A&T Stadium. His wife and 1-year-old child might not make the trip. They may stay back in New Jersey because of the Ebola scare.

"I'm not even sure if I'm going home next week during the bye," Walton said.

Walton is not alone in his thinking after Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital — where an Ebola patient died and two nurses became infected — has apologized for mistakes made when they admittedly mishandled the case of Thomas Eric Duncan, the Ebola patient who was originally sent home even after he had a fever and said he was from Liberia.

"I think guys might think twice if they were planning to bring their wives or their families with them on a trip like this, because why take a chance?" cornerback Prince Amukamara told ESPN.com. "But I think the team is doing a good job making sure we have all of the information we need."

The team is scheduled to leave on Saturday and return late Sunday night.



Quarterback Eli Manning made it sound like any other road trip.

"No, I don't worry about myself or the team," he said. "I think what we're doing, where we're staying, I think we'll be OK."

The Cowboys coach, Jason Garrett, isn't all that concerned with the Ebola outbreak in the Dallas area either.

"Really haven't [addressed it with the team], to be honest with you," Garrett told reporters during a conference call on Wednesday. "I don't think it's directly affected us, so it has not been something we addressed directly with our players."

Friday, September 19, 2014

Ferguson demonstrators threaten to shut down Cowboys-Rams game on Sunday: Report

Lost in all of the headlines of the domestic abuse charges involving NFL players are the demonstrations surrounding the police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. this summer.

Now, those Ferguson demonstrators — who once had a stranglehold on media coverage — plan on bringing their issues back to the forefront by threatening to shut down this week's St. Louis Rams game.



The threat to get into Edward Jones Dome and stop Sunday's Cowboys-Rams game was first announced at a St. Louis County Council meeting Tuesday night. 

"It's not going to be a fun day Sunday at your beautiful Rams game," one protester reportedly shouted.



KMOX reports that St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson is doing whatever he can to stop those threats from becoming  a reality.

"We are having extra resources in the downtown area for this weekend to address any eventuality," he said.

Dotson said that if a peaceful demonstration was held the police would not interfere, but if things get out of hand, the he will shut them down.

Besides threatening this weekend's game, protesters said they would disrupt grocery stores as well as hold an even bigger demonstration if the St. Louis Cardinals make it to this year's World Series. 

A video posted on YouTube titled "St. Louis Rams: No Justice, No Football," is even asking for donated tickets so more demonstrators can get into the game.

"So all of those St. Louis Rams fans who love justice, I will ask you to contact me and to donate your St. Louis Rams tickets so protesters can get in the dome," says activist Umar Lee in the video.


Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Ex-stripper sues Jerry Jones over alleged sexual assault: Report

The former stripper caught in compromising photos with Jerry Jones is suing the Dallas Cowboys owner for an alleged sexual assault that took place in a hotel bathroom in June 2009 – the same night she snapped a series of racy pictures that were leaked last month, according to the Dallas Morning News.

Jana Weckerly said the married 71-year-old billionaire “forcibly” groped her, penetrated her privates with his fingers and made her watch while he received oral sex from another woman in a local hotel, reported the Dallas Morning Star. 

Weckerly — who later claimed she was so drunk she didn't remember taking the racy photos that night — was told to keep her mouth shut “or else,” said the suit.



The 27-year-old former exotic dancer from Oklahoma is asking for more than $1 million in punitive damages, reports the Dallas Morning News. Her attorney, Thomas Bowers, told the newspaper his client is so distraught she had to enroll in counseling sessions and take medication as a result of the sexual assault.

The lawsuit also claims that Jones forced Weckerly to sign an agreement that she wouldn’t go public with the incident.



Jones’ lawyer, Levi McCathern II, said the allegations are “completely false,” in a statement provided to the newspaper.

“The legal complaint is unsupported by facts or evidence of any kind. This is nothing more than an attempt to embarrass and extort Jerry Jones. This is a money grab by a lawyer who is a solo practitioner just trying to make a name for himself. The alleged incidents would have been more than five years old.”

“We intend to vigorously contest this complaint and expect it will be shown for what it is — a shakedown. Due to the seriousness of these baseless allegations, we have also involved law enforcement,” he added.

Three photos from Jones’ wild night emerged in early September, after former Dallas resident Frank Hoover posted them on the Internet. In one photograph, the Dallas coach cups a blonde’s breast – and in another a scantily-clad brunette poses with her head next to his crotch.

Jones claimed he was merely “misrepresented” in the photos.

“Someone has misrepresented photos taken at a restaurant five years ago for their own purposes,” he told reporters last month. “I’m just not going to comment on it.”

While Hoover claimed Weckerly was part of a sinister blackmail plot, Bowers said his client did snap the photos with her cell phone but never attempted to use them against the coach.

Weckerly ran into Jones during a night on the town with two stripper friends, Bowers wrote in a press release. The businessman was a “friendly guy” at first, the release claims.

A request for comment from Weckerly’s lawyer was not returned.

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Cowboys won't be selling any Michael Sam jerseys: Report

Michael Sam had the sixth-highest-selling jersey in the NFL this offseason when training camps began. But if you’re looking for the Cowboys to cash in on that craze now that the NFL's first openly gay player has joined the team, you'll be surprised.

Sam is one of 10 players on the Cowboys practice squad. The club doesn’t mass produce jerseys for practice squad players, and a club official said Wednesday they won’t make an exception for the No. 46 jersey Sam is now wearing.

So you won't find any.



NFL rules strictly limit the jersey numbers that can be worn by position players, Sam almost certainly wouldn’t wear a No. 46 if he was called up to the Cowboys’ 53-man roster. The NFL rule book states that defensive linemen can only wear numbers between 50-79 or 90-99. Numbers in the 40s are reserved for running backs, H-backs or defensive backs.

A quick glance at the Cowboys roster shows that there were plenty of available numbers that would have fit with Sam’s position. And that has theorists buzzing about the reasons behind the No. 46.

On Outsports.com, Cyd Zeigler noted that 1946 was the year the NFL and MLB broke their color barriers, though he cautioned that this was only a “subtle connection.”

So, unless you want to go out and get a customized version of Sam's new No. 46 Cowboys jersey, you may want to wait a little while longer.

Friday, August 8, 2014

Strippers too drunk to recall taking photos with Jerry Jones: Report

The two women who allegedly posed provocatively with Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones in a number of racy photos claim they had no idea about an apparent extortion plot that was revealed this week and have retained an attorney to protect themselves.

Lindzie, a blonde in one photo, and Jordan, a brunette in another, are the two strippers from Texas who say they were too drunk to remember the incident. They now say they are scared that Jones may blame them and pursue legal action against both women, according to TMZ Sports.

The sexy duo said they couldn’t remember much about their wild meeting with the powerful NFL team owner that took place around five years ago, adding that “there was a lot of alcohol involved.”



Despite seductively posing in the photos, Lindzie and Jordan told TMZ they were completely unaware of any pictures being taken by a female friend at the time of the partying.



Lindzie is a stripper at Centerfolds in Houston, while Jordan dances at Cabaret in Fort Worth, according to TMZ.

As for the friend who snapped the photos of the escapades, the two said they’ve tried to get in touch with her, but to no avail.

Friday, December 27, 2013

Longhorns are still college football's most valuable team: Report

Texas may be south of the Top-25 when it comes to the college football pollsters, but for the fifth straight year, the 8-and-4 Longhorns are still number one with the accountants.

The Longhorns football team is now worth $139 million, almost 20% more than any other team in the country, according to Forbes Magazine.



Texas has been college football’s most valuable team since 2009, when it took over the top-spot from  Notre Dame with a value of $119 million. The team’s unprecedented value is built on the back of the nation’s most dedicated fan base, which has helped Texas lead all schools in merchandise sales, secure the most lucrative school-specific TV deal and become the only college football team in history to cross $100 million in revenue, which the Longhorns have done for the last two seasons.

College football’s second-most valuable team in 2013 is Notre Dame, which rebounded to $117 million after suffering a down year. The 14% surge in value is mostly tied to the Fighting Irish “hosting” an additional home game (which was played in Chicago’s Soldier Field), providing support to academic programming that’s unmatched by any team in college football and qualifying for the BCS National Championship, which netted the school a unique $6.2 million payout.

Alabama has risen from sixth to third this year, with the Crimson Tide’s value up 15% to $110 million. It’s the first time an SEC team has cracked the top three since Georgia held the No. 3 spot in 2007. Alabama’s rise stems not only from the financial rewards of dominating on the field, where the Crimson Tide have won three of the last four BCS National Championships, but also the one-time payout it received for playing Michigan in a season-opening game at AT&T Stadium last year.

To determine college football’s most valuable teams, Forbes considers each team’s value to its athletic department, its university’s academic endeavors, its conference and its school’s local economy. Athletic value consists of football profit that is directed toward supporting non-revenue sports, like softball or gymnastics, while a team’s value to academics consists of money that supports football scholarships or other non-athletic programming, like faculty support, non-athletic scholarships or a library fund. Conference value consists of revenue generated for other conference teams by participating in a bowl game, and a team’s value to its local community consists of the direct spending injected by fans visiting the area on days of the team’s home games.

The Longhorns are still number two in Lone Star State football though. The Dallas Cowboys dwarf their college rivals with a value of an estimated $2.3 billion.

Following Texas, Notre Dame and Alabama, says Forbes, are LSU, Michigan, Florida, Oklahoma, Georgia, Ohio State and Nebraska.