The Dallas Cowboys held their final mandatory minicamp practice on Thursday with a couple of alterations. The first adjustment was the workout was limited to just 45 minutes. A more meaningful change was the team paying tribute to the victims of the Allen, Texas mall shooting that took place on May 6.
Head coach Mike McCarthy, an Allen resident, had t-shirts made up that read “Allen Str8ng,” inside an outline for the state of Texas in honor of the eight people killed in the shooting. Cowboys players wore the shirts instead of their jerseys in their show of support for their coach and the community.
Cowboys players, staff are wearing “Allen Str8ng” T-shirts for final minicamp practice. Mike McCarthy, an Allen resident, purchased them. Proceeds benefit Communities Foundation of Texas, which assists families impacted by May 6 mass shooting. McCarthy coordinated with Allen PD. pic.twitter.com/XcnbNLcmFx
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Cutting the last workout short before the extended absence prior to training camp is a common occurrence for the Cowboys. However, paying homage to the mass shooting victims with the shirts was a surprise, although it was one that McCarthy had been coordinating.
The proceeds from the shirts will be donated to those families impacted by the tragedy. With the Cowboys being one of the biggest brands in the sporting world, the hope is the t-shirts can bring awareness to the foundations cause and raise a significant amount of money.
You can purchase a shirt and contributing by heading to hometeamprints.net.
It was a class move by McCarthy and the Cowboys, who’s Star facility is a short drive away from where the shooting took place.
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