Andrew Whitworth Mentions Tyron and Dallas On TNF When Being Asked About Playing Again

817Gill said:

Sideline reporter asked if there’s a chance he’d play for the Rams again and if he’s been getting calls. Unprompted about Dallas, he mentioned he was sad to hear about Tyron and he has been getting calls (said both in the same sentence but who knows if he meant specifically called by Dallas).

Finished by saying his wife and kids need to make that decision but did not seem like he was closing the door at all. Announcers even mentioned that after the interview concluded.

Just thought it was interesting he brought us up unprompted.

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Doomsday101 said:

Just the fact they reached out Whitworth tells me they are pursuing help at OT. There is hope yet to see a vet brought in before the start of the season

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Risen Star said:

Good luck making our roster.

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rambo2 said:

He obviously is saying that the Cowboys called him.

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aikemirv said:

Risen post count:

90% sarcasm
10% serious (maybe and that's pushing it)

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Doomsday101 said:

Just the fact they reached out Whitworth tells me they are pursuing help at OT. There is hope yet to see a vet brought in before the start of the season

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ThatJerryKid said:

When you retire you mentally check out and you don’t just turn that back on again.

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32BellyOption said:

Whitworth would it only be the best option right now but would be an upgrade to oft playing at less than 100% Tyron Smith. But I don’t want to get my hopes up only to see Ball as our starting LT.

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glimmerman said:

Can he step in out of shape and play.

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Bullflop said:

It turns out that Whitworth never got a call from the Cowboys, but rather, got calls from hordes of Cowboys' faithful who prevailed upon him to join the Cowboys. He's involved with an organization to keep him in touch with football, although he's now making it clear that he never got a call from the Dallas Cowboys. It presents a situation for the Cowboys that begs some explaining to occur. Whitworth, however, is calling it a misunderstanding.

Unfortunately, he originally gave the impression that he was contacted by the Cowboys when he actually was not. If that were the case, they would be in big trouble for tampering. That certainly wouldn't present a pretty picture if it were so.

Now, upon being informed of the situation, Whitworth swears he never got a call from the Cowboys but was getting many calls from Cowboys fans begging him to join the team. Apparently, it's merely a poorly handled incident that got out of hand. Here's hoping the league won't see fit to pursue it with any intent of making it an awkward legal affair.

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gimmesix said:

That's sad that ProFootballTalk would phrase it that way. They assumed Whitworth said he had heard from the Cowboys. Whitworth never said that. It was bad reporting.

They should have just clarified that Whitworth wanted to make it clear that he was not talking about being called by the Dallas Cowboys, but from fans of the team. He's not backing away from anything he said. He just didn't say what they thought they heard.

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Creeper said:

How would it be tampering? Is he still under contract with the Rams? Do they own his rights? If so then yes, the Cowboys cannot talk to him, and if they want him they would have to ask the Rams first. And the Rams could ask for compensation.

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Carson said:

To me, he phrased it by saying they did contact. He likely retracted when it would be tampering.

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