CHARGES DROPPED AGAINST WIDE RECEIVER WHITEHEAD
Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Lucky Whitehead, in light of his release from the team Monday, blasted his old bosses regarding what he perceived to be an unjust termination. “Let’s not sugarcoat anything,” Whitehead told The Dallas Morning News on Tuesday in a phone interview. “I was pretty much being called a liar.” Whitehead was released by the team Monday after Virginia police said he had been arrested in June and missed a subsequent court date. The situation appeared to be the latest instance of misbehavior from a Cowboys player in an offseason with several cases of legal issues, investigations and court dealings for the franchise. By Tuesday, however, all charges had been dropped after the Prince William County ( Va.) Police Department determined Whitehead was not the man it arrested June 22. The man did not produce identification but provided a birthday and Social Security number that matched Whitehead’s. At his briefing Tuesday, coach Jason Garrett said, “We made a decision yesterday that we thought was in the best interest of the Dallas Cowboys. We’re going to stand by that decision and move forward.” Whitehead caught three passes for 48 yards last season but was a key on the special-teams unit, leading the team with 17 kick returns for 394 yards, as well as 25 punts for 195 yards.