Posted on 08/12/2016 11:21:14 AM PDT by ColdOne
The team had been wearing a decal with the words “Arm in Arm” since the first day of training camp this summer. Dallas police Chief David Brown and Mayor Mike Rawlings paid the team a visit on that day, according to Fox 4 News.
The NFL’s strict rules on uniforms forced the league to deny the Cowboys’ request to wear the decal for the upcoming season.
Dallas police said it appreciated the Cowboys’ support.
“Their concern for the families of our fallen officers, the Dallas Police Department, and the City of Dallas is what matters most, and we know that support will continue for the immediate and long term future,” the department said in a statement.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and tight end Jason Witten, who created the decal, said they were disappointed with the league’s decision but said they believed the stickers already served its purpose.
The Dallas Fallen Officer Foundation told TMZ they were “extremely upset” over the NFL’s decision.
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GO COWBOYS!................
Put ‘em on anyway, let the NFL deal that.
If they’d had the decal designed and marketed by Nike the league would have approved it in a heartbeat.
It’s a gangster thang. The NFL GOTS NO LOVE FO DA PO-LICE.
Yep!
If it were BLM, bet it’d be ok
Don’t NFL players at times wear pink ribbons in support of breast cancer? Political Correctness has run amuck!
The NFL and the NBA can both take a flying leap. They are the Target of sports: all things PC. I’ll be a fan of college sports. Pro sports is a sordid business.
That would only happen if every team were to wear the stickers, which ain’t gonna happen.............
And showing support for BLM is OK?
Wear them anyway. Free speech.
College ain’t a heckuva lot better. Witness: Jameis “Crablegs “ Winston, previously of FSU (Now with the Tampa Thugs, er, Bucs)..........
Seems the league should have to give a reason.
And they should.
It’s not a political billboard, it’s a sports team uniform.
Wear them anyway.
If they suspend one of you, the whole team walks off the field.
what do you expect from a bunch of new york scum eating sanctuary city libtards...
DO
IT
ANYHOW
jerry got NO BALLS
The NFL is trying their hardest to get long term fans (40 years) like me to not watch the games...
Yep!
If I remember correctly, the NFL didn’t mind letting the St. Louis Rams’ players wear Pants Up Don’t Loot gear.
Roger Goddel is a cuckold.
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