Cowboys cancel Christmas visits with family and friends

As the NFL and the sports world are reeling due a surge in COVID-19 positive tests over the past couple of weeks, the Dallas Cowboys, who at one time led the NFL in players who missed games due to the virus, seem to be on the other side of the spectrum.

The Cowboys have had no positive tests among their players this week.

With three games left in the regular season and a trip to the playoffs on the horizon, the Cowboys are taking no chances. The team has gone to a fully virtual status at the team’s headquarters and has uniformly decided to cancel all Christmas visits with family and friends.

At 10-4, the Cowboys can clinch the NFC East title with a win against the Washington Football Team on Sunday night at AT&T Stadium.

Coach Mike Mccarthy said the Cowboys are doing all they can to stay ahead of COVID-19 and hopefully prevent it from wrecking a potentially special season.

“Going to virtual this week was self-imposed. We don’t have to do this,” Mccarthy said. “So we’re doing it because we’re trying to get in front of [it]. I think our players have done a really good job testing both family and friends.”

Defensive end Demarcus Lawrence said the Cowboys have decided as a team to ask friends and family to stay home for the holidays, in an attempt to keep the players (and their loved ones) and out of harm’s way during this COVID-19 surge.

“People got to stay home this year,” Lawrence said. “We’ve got to make that sacrifice again . ... We just got to do whatever it takes to make sure we give ourselves the best opportunity to win.”