The Dallas Cowboys released Lucky Whitehead for what turned out to be a case of mistaken identity, but neither head coach Jason Garrett nor owner Jerry Jones are backing down from that decision.
"Yesterday we made a decision that we deemed to be in the best interest of the Dallas Cowboys, and we are going to stand by that decision and move on," Garrett told reporters Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Jones noted his history of defending Cowboys players.
"I will back up a player to a fault," he said.
"When we do make a decision around here in the best interest of the team to move on," Jones said to the media, "there's one thing you can forget about and that is whether you are being fair and whether you have given it consideration about what it means to the individual.