WFAA Blog: Some Ex-Cowboys Angry About Texas Stadium Ceremony
by David Marcus
Some former Dallas Cowboys apparently felt left out in the cold during Saturday night's ceremonies to honor the closing of Texas Stadium.
Former linebacker Eugene Lockhart appeared on our show, Tylock Lasik SportsTalk last night on KFWD, channel 52. He was visibly angry about what he called the disconnect between the way Jerry Jones treats the team's former "stars" such as Michael Irvin and Emmitt Smith, and the players from the organization's more distant past.
Much of the anger seems to center around the fact that most of the players who were honored on Saturday night had to sit out in the cold during the game, while those "elite" players like Emmitt joined Jerry Jones in a luxury suite. Lockhart said several of the ex-Cowboys talked about how Jones coddles players like Emmitt, Irvin and Deion Sanders, while turning a cold shoulder to the "lunch pail" former players who helped pave the way for America's team.
The fact that Lockhart was still angry about what he felt was being slighted, a whole two days later, says a lot. It seems Jerry Jones may not be winning any popularity contests with the Cowboys of the past.
That is, unless your names are Emmitt Smith, Deion Sanders, and Michael Irvin.
Some former Dallas Cowboys apparently felt left out in the cold during Saturday night's ceremonies to honor the closing of Texas Stadium.
Former linebacker Eugene Lockhart appeared on our show, Tylock Lasik SportsTalk last night on KFWD, channel 52. He was visibly angry about what he called the disconnect between the way Jerry Jones treats the team's former "stars" such as Michael Irvin and Emmitt Smith, and the players from the organization's more distant past.
Much of the anger seems to center around the fact that most of the players who were honored on Saturday night had to sit out in the cold during the game, while those "elite" players like Emmitt joined Jerry Jones in a luxury suite. Lockhart said several of the ex-Cowboys talked about how Jones coddles players like Emmitt, Irvin and Deion Sanders, while turning a cold shoulder to the "lunch pail" former players who helped pave the way for America's team.
The fact that Lockhart was still angry about what he felt was being slighted, a whole two days later, says a lot. It seems Jerry Jones may not be winning any popularity contests with the Cowboys of the past.
That is, unless your names are Emmitt Smith, Deion Sanders, and Michael Irvin.
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