A steel sheet from the roof at AT&T Stadium fell down onto the sphere earlier than the Dallas Cowboys hosted the Houston Texans for “Monday Night time Soccer.”
Fortunately, no accidents got here from the massive steel piece falling from the roof shortly after it opened.Â
FOX 4 Dallas’ Sam Gannon took a video of the sheet, which was positioned up in opposition to an on-field suite, and it appeared bent and soiled on the turf.Â
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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott stands on crutches earlier than the sport in opposition to the Houston Texans at AT&T Stadium. (Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Pictures)
The piece did, nevertheless, fall close to some manufacturing personnel as they have been establishing for the sport.
FOX 4 Dallas’ Jeff Kolb additionally shot video displaying one other free piece of steel showing to be on a big beam on prime of the stadium.Â
This case unfolded because the Cowboys opened the roof for the primary time in a house recreation since October 2022. However that rapidly modified, because the roof was closed after the steel sheet fell.
“We will affirm a bit of steel got here free and fell to the sphere (with some extra small particles) whereas the roof was within the technique of opening. There have been no accidents,” a Cowboys spokesperson instructed the station. “It’s being reviewed additional, and a call relating to the flexibility to re-open the roof safely will probably be made when attainable.”
(Tim Heitman-Imagn Pictures)
The Cowboys, who’re internet hosting their in-state rival Texans, are in determined want of a win after dropping 4 straight video games to make them 3-6 on the season.
Dak Prescott, the staff’s franchise quarterback who signed an extension to make him the highest-paid signal-caller within the NFL this offseason, gained’t be out there for the remainder of the yr after needing surgical procedure to restore a hamstring damage.Â
That leaves Cooper Rush to begin in his place for the second straight week, and the veteran backup is coming off a brutal efficiency in opposition to the division-rival Philadelphia Eagles. Rush was 13-of-23 for 45 yards in a recreation wherein the offense solely put up six whole factors.
In the meantime, the Texans are in a little bit of a skid themselves, dropping back-to-back video games, although they nonetheless personal the division lead within the AFC South.Â
A steel sheet fell on the AT&T Stadium subject earlier than “Monday Night time Soccer” between the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans. (KDFW FOX 4)
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C.J. Stroud does get his prime receiver, Nico Collins, again on the sphere on Monday night time, and Houston is hoping his return will spark a stalling offense of late.
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