Did Cowboys coach Jason Garrett tell defensive tackle David Irving to quit football and smoke weed?
Apparently so, according to Irving himself.
Irving, who is currently a free agent, was suspended indefinitely by the NFL violating the substance abuse policy last month. He then announced he was quitting the NFL during a live video on Instagram because of the league’s policy against marijuana.
The latter was the advice a fed-up Garrett gave Irving during the season.
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“He told me I should just quit, smoke all the weed I want, the team didn’t need me,” Irving said to USA Today.