CeeDee Lamb has told Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys organization that they must make alterations to their billion-dollar stadium after a pass blinded him due to the sunlight coming through.
The issue has been a long-standing one at AT&T Stadium, with huge glass windows being exposed to sunlight at the south end of the incredible arena – which has made it difficult for players on both teams to operate when shining through.
In Sunday’s brutal 34-6 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, Cowboys’ back-up quarterback found Lamb in the back of the endzone, but the wide receiver made no attempt at catching the ball – with angles later showing that the sun had completely blinded him to seeing it come his way.
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Ever since the stadium was built back in 2009, the west and south sides have had huge glass windows that radiate sun through – shining directly onto the field during early-afternoon games.
While it has long been an issue in Cowboys’ games, it has come more prominent, for whatever reason, in recent years with fans being furious with ownership for not putting a curtain up to keep sunlight out in the closed arena. And after the loss to the Eagles, that is exactly what Lamb has asked for.
When questioned on whether he wants to see owner Jerry Jones make a change to the stadium and put up a curtain, the Cowboys’ offensive superstar Lamb said: “Yes. 1,000 percent.” When asked if he will bring it up to Jones, Lamb responded: “I mean y’all are doing my job for me right now.”
CeeDee Lamb indicated he lost the ball in the sun
His quarterback, Rush, added: “I was throwing to CeeDee. He’s open over there coming across the middle. I didn’t see. I threw and got hit. I didn’t see what happened. I heard it was the sun. I don’t know.”
Jones regularly speaks to reporters after games, and reacted angrily when asked about the idea of making changes the stadium he spent over $1 billion on.
He said: “We do know where the damn sun’s going to be at our own stadium. Well, let’s just tear the damn stadium down and build another one? You kidding me? Everybody’s got the same thing. Every team that comes in here has the same issues. They know where the sun’s going to be. Every team has the same thing. We’re fine. Everybody plays in the sun out here.”
The Cowboys have now fallen to a 3-6 record, and are set to be without Prescott for the rest of the season – now unlikely to make the playoffs with tough decisions likely to be made when it comes to head coach Mike McCarthy.
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