OXNARD, Calif. (AP) – In one wave after another, Jason Witten, Tony Romo and Dez Bryant walked arm-in-arm onto the field for the start of the Cowboys’ training camp with families of the Dallas police officers killed by a gunman this month.
It was their way of paying tribute to the five fallen officers, and it left an impression on Dallas police Chief David Brown.
“This moment here is overwhelming,” Brown said in a brief news conference after the ceremony before the team’s first full practice Saturday.
“Our profession – and I’ve repeated this – hasn’t seen a lot of support from communities because of some of the problems we see in communities with police relationships. So support like this really is priceless.”
Families of four of the five officers killed in an ambush in downtown Dallas during a Black Lives Matter rally were represented, and children were among those holding hands with Dallas players. Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings also was there, along with other officers and several councilmembers.