Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott reported Tuesday’s college taking pictures in Uvalde, Texas, has remaining him apprehensive about the long run, primarily if he chooses to have a family members 1 working day.
“Honestly, it would make me fearful to have youngsters,” Prescott mentioned Wednesday, in accordance to Usa Nowadays. “And which is not appropriate. That’s unhappy. …. I don’t treatment if you’re an athlete or not. We’re talking about kids. We’re chatting about the potential. I imply, I don’t have children and can’t visualize having to send my kid to university with that panic.”
Prescott, 28, was amid the customers of the Cowboys business that spoke about the horrific assault that unfolded about 380 miles southwest of the team’s headquarters, which still left at the very least 19 young children and two lecturers useless. The alleged gunman, 18-calendar year-outdated Salvador Ramos, opened fireplace at Robb Elementary Faculty and was later on killed by law enforcement.
Prescott’s teammate, defensive conclusion DeMarcus Lawrence, claimed he, a lot like the rest of the state, is nevertheless reeling in the wake of modern tragedies, which includes the racially enthusiastic mass capturing at a Buffalo supermarket before this thirty day period and a church taking pictures in California.
“This is some thing which is been occurring for months,” Lawrence claimed. “And now it hits an elementary college, and we come to a decision to flip on our Tv set and act like some thing is diverse? … I feel like we are sitting back and seeking on the outside the house and saying, ‘It’s not my spouse and children so it has absolutely nothing to do with me.’ And deep down it hurts.”
Head coach Mike McCarthy, whose daughter is in the fourth grade, also appeared to hold again tears Wednesday at the podium, telling the media: “There has to be a far better way. We know there’s a far better way. And we want to do the items to make it superior. To not protect the foreseeable future of our community is tragic. It helps make me unwell like I’m certain it does every person.”
The Cowboys launched a information Tuesday, stating the corporation “grieves along with the community of Uvalde and all of those influenced by today’s tragic celebration.”
“As we mourn the loss of harmless lifetime, our hearts and prayers are with the victims’ families, liked kinds, college and employees of Robb Elementary,” the statement concluded.
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