UPDATE:
Dak Prescott has been fined $25,000 for his comments following the Dallas Cowboys loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
#Cowboys QB Dak Prescott was fined $25K for commending fans for throwing things at officials last Sunday, sources tell me and @TomPelissero. Prescott has already apologized and taken responsibility for his actions.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 20, 2022
PREVIOUS REPORTS:
From Wedneday:
Just moments ago, Dak Prescott took to Twitter to apologize for the comments he made following the Dallas Cowboys playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
“I deeply regret the comments I made regarding the officials after the game on Sunday. I was caught up in the emotion of a disappointing loss and my words were uncalled for and unfair.”
“I hold the NFL Officials in the highest regard and have always respected their professionalism and the difficulty of their jobs. The safety of everyone who attends a game or participates on the field of a sporting event is a very serious matter.”
“That was a mistake on my behalf, and I am sorry.”
I deeply regret the comments I made regarding the officials after the game on Sunday.
I was caught up in the emotion of a disappointing loss and my words were uncalled for and unfair.
— Dak Prescott (@dak) January 19, 2022
I hold the NFL Officials in the highest regard and have always respected their professionalism and the difficulty of their jobs.
The safety of everyone who attends a game or participates on the field of a sporting event is a very serious matter.
— Dak Prescott (@dak) January 19, 2022
That was a mistake on my behalf, and I am sorry.
— Dak Prescott (@dak) January 19, 2022
PREVIOUS REPORT:
Following the game, Dak Prescott weighed in on Dallas Cowboys fans throwing things at the NFL officials as they were leaving the field.
Prescott was initially under the impression that Cowboys fans were throwing things at the players, which he called “sad.”
“For people to react that way when you’re supposed to be a supporter and be with us through thick and thin, that’s tough,” Prescott said.
Prescott was then told that Cowboys fans were also throwing things at the NFL officials as they left the field and he praised them for their actions.
“A credit to them,” Prescott said.
“The fans felt the same way as us. I guess that’s why the refs took off and got out of there so fast. I think everybody is upset with the way this thing played out,” he added.
.@dak follow up on the plastic bottles being thrown at refs. pic.twitter.com/NXO5Mp2wjA
— Mark Lane (@therealmarklane) January 17, 2022
FROM SUNDAY:
On Sunday, the Dallas Cowboys hosted the San Francisco 49ers in an NFL Wild Card Playoff game and it was the 49ers who pulled off the upset in “Jerry World.”
Following the game, Cowboys fans were seen throwing things at the referees and their own players as they walked toward the locker room.
Check it out.
For those saying it was directed at refs, that would be equally awful but fan who sent it to me said absolutely at players and they were disgusted by it when I asked… to absolutely make sure that was the case https://t.co/J3WHogtqJF
— Jane Slater (@SlaterNFL) January 17, 2022
