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Jason Witten's greatest feat was that he never let us down | Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Jerry Jones told Jason Witten to "go be John Wayne" and all future people should just simply aspire to finish up not as The Duke but rather as The Witt.

Thanks to the media, and specifically social media, an increasing number of our sports heroes, entertainment icons and world leaders have been revealed to be human. Often times seriously flawed humans. Humans unworthy of the type of adulation they receive.

Then there is Jason Witten.

The veteran Cowboys tight end is human, so he is flawed, but he is the person we want from our sports figures.