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Cowboys Make Clowney a Game-Time Call After Arrest Disclosure

Dallas says his playing status rests on readiness, not his recent misdemeanor arrest.

Overview

  • Executive vice president Stephen Jones said Jadeveon Clowney is a game-time decision for Week 3 and indicated the team is leaning toward holding him out.
  • Owner Jerry Jones earlier said he expected Clowney to play, while head coach Brian Schottenheimer described the status as uncertain pending final evaluations.
  • Clowney was arrested Sept. 12 in Rock Hill, S.C., on misdemeanor trespassing and failure-to-identify charges tied to a parking dispute; he plans to dispute the case and called it a misunderstanding.
  • A Cowboys spokesman said the arrest will not factor into whether Clowney plays; the veteran has had limited practice time and did not go through offseason or preseason work with Dallas.
  • Dallas signed Clowney to a one-year deal after trading Micah Parsons and struggling defensively, and Jerry Jones said the team is "absolutely" open to in-season trades using the extra first-round picks from the Parsons deal.