There will certainly be more megaship exploits in the future, but for now Jerry Jones is back behind his presumably very expensive desk. On Tuesday, the NFL allowed teams to return to their facilities for the first time in months, but on a limited basis.
Of course, Jones took the league up on the opportunity immediately, returning to The Star in Frisco on Tuesday morning to take part in the owner’s virtual meeting.
Jerry Jones returns to @thestarinfrisco as #DallasCowboys re-open facility.
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— Dallas Cowboys (@dallascowboys) May 19, 2020
As Texas has kept their stay-at-home order lifted despite growing reported cases of Covid-19, businesses have been allowed to reopen to the public. Not all states which house NFL franchises are in the same position, so the league has limited the return to front office staff and players under going medical treatment for injuries.
No coaching staffs are allowed back in as of yet.
Dallas started Tuesday with just a handful of employees, but should be ramping up to the 75-person building limit over the next weeks as each department gets back to some semblance of normalcy.
“We are going to are going to be deliberate but also determined. We will keep a close eye on the comfort and care of all of our employees who will be involved in this transition. We are committed to doing that in a smart and safe way that complies with all of the appropriate health and workplace safety standards,” Jones said. “We’ll do it the right way.”
If it weren’t for the virus, the Cowboys and other NFL teams would be in the middle of in-person offseason training activities. There would be no live hitting, but seven-on-seven, nine-on-nine and 11-on-11 practice would be allowed. Instead, the team is conducting virtual meetings to try and allow players to learn the new systems of head coach Mike McCarthy and defensive coordinator Mike Nolan.
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