Aug. 24, 2021Updated: Aug. 24, 2021 2:02 p.m.
Jerry Jones sometimes says some wacky things – there was the analogy he made about owls ‘f—ing the chickens’ and who can forget his “I want me some glory hole!” weirdness – but he made perfect sense when talking about COVID-19 vaccinations Tuesday.
“Everyone has a right to make their own decisions regarding their health and their body. I believe in that completely, until your decision as to yourself impacts negatively many others. Then, the common good takes over,” the Dallas Cowboys owner said on his weekly appearance on Dallas radio station 105.3 The Fan. “And I’m arm-waving here, but that has everything to do with the way I look at our team, the Cowboys, or the way I look at our society. We have got to check ‘I’ at the door and go forward with ‘we.’ Your Dallas Cowboys are doing that.”
The Cowboys are dealing with some COVID-19 issues, putting four players on the reserve/COVID-19 list – including star receiver CeeDee Lamb – over the weekend, and putting defensive coordinator Dan Quinn in COVID-19 protocol.
Both Lamb and Quinn are fully vaccinated, according to USA Today.
On Saturday night, a Cowboys spokesperson told USA Today that 93% of the team’s players have been vaccinated and the coaching staff is 100% vaccinated. During his radio interview, Jones said the team had four or five players that still needed to get fully vaccinated.
The Texans haven’t released numbers, but coach David Culley said on Monday that only “four or five” players haven’t been fully vaccinated yet.
