Instead Of Boycotting The Season, A Cowboys Fan Sent Students And Cops With His Tickets

Dallas IT executive Andrew Brown didn’t like the way protesting players were being treated, but he wanted to do something positive about it.

By Bill ZeebleDecember 19, 2017 10:27 amArts & Culture, KERA News, Partner Organizations, Sports, The Texas Newsroom

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Dallas County Sheriff Claiborne Fountain celebrates a Cowboy's score with students Bryan Baldomero and La'Dettrick Tyson. One man's donated tickets is putting cops and kids together in seats this season.

From KERA:

It was one of those football game highlight moments. Dallas Cowboys fans went wild as punt return specialist Ryan Switzer dashed 83 yards for a touchdown in the first half against the visiting Washington Redskins last month.

Cowboys season ticket holder and Dallas IT executive Andrew Brown almost wasn’t there.

He doesn’t like how the NFL’s been treating players who kneel during the national anthem, protesting police brutality. Then-49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick started the movement last year.

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