Earlier this month, the Dallas Cowboys revealed a special decal supporting the Dallas police force with the intention to wear it on their helmets during the 2016 NFL season.
However, it looks like they will not be able to do so in games as it goes against the NFL dress code.
Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones spoke with the Dallas Morning News on Wednesday and said that the NFL forbids them from wearing the decals during preseason or regular season games. The teams seems compliant as they know that they must be uniform with the rest of the league.
“Everyone has to be uniform with the league and the other 31 teams,” Jones said. “We respect their decision.”
The “Arm-in-Arm” decal symbolizes unity in the city after five Dallas officers were gunned down earlier this summer. At the start of the team’s training camp on July 30, the Cowboys walked out arm-in-arm with Dallas Police Chief David Brown, Dallas mayor Mike Rawlings and family members of the officers killed in the attack.
Many fans might be upset with the NFL about not letting the Cowboys, America’s Team, show their support for the boys in blue. However, Jones said it would be like opening Pandora’s Box if the league allowed them to do so.
“There are so many wonderful, wonderful causes, the league has to be careful,” Jones said earlier in camp about the possibility of wearing the decal in games. “If you allow one, then what do you do about every team that has a great reason to have something on their helmets?
“There are tons of things out there that need to be recognized. Once you open that Pandora’s box, how do you ever stop?”
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