As reported Sunday morning, 20 players from the Dallas Cowboys missed a team curfew Friday night in London. Jerry Jones denied the report, saying that they didn't, because there was no team curfew. Head coach Jason Garrett was asked about the curfew after the game, but he refused to answer questions about it, saying only that the team had a bed check for players.
Cowboys players did not miss curfew because they didn’t have one
Yes, some players from the Dallas Cowboys were out late Friday night in London. No, Jason Garrett did not set a curfew despite telling reporters he had done so earlier in the week.
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The problem was that earlier in the week Garrett told reporters that the team had imposed a curfew on the players, according to Clarence Hill of the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram. The coach wasn’t answering follow-up questions on the curfew issue after Sunday’s game.
Dez Bryant did offer a little more insight into the issue. He told the press after the Cowboys’ 31-17 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars that he was with a group of players who had been out late that night, adding that it obviously didn’t impact their performance in the game.
Setting an enforceable curfew or bed check is against NFLPA rules, calling into question Garrett’s statement earlier in the week about a curfew for his players.
Cornerback Brandon Carr provided a little perspective on the whole thing:
Per Brandon Carr, the players were caged up all week. No harm in letting off steam Friday night. No one got hurt and the team got the win
— Clarence Hill (@clarencehilljr) November 10, 2014 See More:
