Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten has skipped out on the Texas protests. Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports

Dez Bryant singles out Jerry Jones, Jason Witten for skipping Texas protests

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Grey Papke | Last updated 6/7/20

Many NFL owners, coaches, and front offices have taken part in protests against racism and injustice as something of a show of solidarity with players. Jerry Jones of the Dallas Cowboys is not one of them.

Jones was one of the more vocal opponents of players who knelt during the national anthem to protest injustice previously, and has been fairly quiet over the last week as protests have spread throughout the country following the death of George Floyd. Former Cowboy Dez Bryant took notice of that, and urged him, his son Stephen, and former Cowboys tight end Jason Witten to take part in what looked like a bit of criticism.

Somebody should have brought Jerry jones Stephen jones and Jason witten to this protest down in Austin……this is not a policy change this is a heart change and yea I said it

— Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) June 7, 2020

I’m just going based off my personal experiences… https://t.co/26LSO7IUr9

— Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) June 7, 2020

You are correct… I don’t feel like I’m calling them out but I feel they will get a different understanding of what unity really look like https://t.co/rsp5Mj5Rjm

— Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) June 7, 2020

It’s not really clear why Witten is included here, but he and Bryant were teammates for eight seasons, so there may be some behind-the-scenes stuff there.

Bryant has been pretty critical of the Cowboys lately, though this is entirely different to basic football criticism. The ex-receiver seems to want Jones to understand what this is really about and how unified so many people are in trying to make change happen.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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