Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is doubling down his comments about the annoying glare of the sun in AT&T Stadium.
During the Cowboys’ 34-6 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, many pointed out that the sunlight streaming through the stadium’s windows was a flawed aspect of Dallas’ home venue. The problem is nothing new, but it became a topic of conversation again after Cowboys star CeeDee Lamb failed to catch a touchdown pass for the go-ahead goal. because the sun was shining in his eyes.
Despite Lamb’s complaints after the game, Jones went so far as to say the sun was an “advantage” for the Cowboys.
“Every location has certain things that can create an advantage in certain ways and times,” Jones said via Tuesday Jon Machota from The Athletics. “That really falls under the category of home advantage. It should be an advantage for the home team… It was (an) advantage for us to know where the sun is. I don’t want to change that.”
Jones insisted that the AT&T Stadium, which cost $1.2 billion to build, was “built to feel like you are outside” and once again dismissed the idea of using curtains.
“Of all the things we need to improve, that’s way down the list of improvements,” Jones continued. “My biggest thought when we were building it was… making it look like it was outside.”
AT&T Stadium has raised curtains for concerts, basketball games and other events — just not Cowboys games, as Jones would claim.