Ex-Cowboy Lucky Whitehead attends game, roots for the Cowboys
Lucky Whitehead may not play for the Dallas Cowboys anymore, but that hasn’t hurt his allegiance to the team. Whitehead – who was cut in training camp due to an outstanding warrant following a petty larceny arrest in June, a case that was later deemed mistaken identity – attended the Cowboys’ 33-19 victory over NFC East rival Washington. He also rooted for his old team.
“Those are my guys,” he said, per the Star-Telegram. “I was in Dallas Thursday and had dinner with the defensive line.”
Lucky Whitehead is at the stadium. Cole Beasley stopped to say hello. #4TheCowboys pic.twitter.com/vGSM8BXcq6
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Off the field, Whitehead’s name appeared in the appeal of Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott.
Additionally, he also had to be cleared of charges resulting from a shoplifting incident that cited a case of false identity, though he had already been cut by the Cowboys.
“As far as the whole situation went down, I was blindsided,” Whitehead told SportsDay by phone. “No one [in the Cowboys’ front office] backed me up. No one had my back in the whole situation.
“Let’s not sugarcoat anything. I was pretty much being called a liar.”
Whitehead, 25, was primarily used as a special teams ace during his two seasons with the Cowboys. He suffered a broken foot in August after signing with the New York Jets.
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