Travis Kelce slams Cowboys over ‘f****** ridiculous’ problem during games
Travis Kelce blasted the Dallas Cowboys for a huge problem when they hosted games at AT&T Stadium.
The Cowboys’ home is infamous for “Curtain-gate,” a non-football-related problem in which the sun shines through a stadium window and affects players’ view of one end zone.
On the latest episode of the New Heights podcast, Chiefs star and brother Jason Kelce blasted the Cowboys for the architectural error.
“Jerry Jones is still at war with the sun,” Travis said. “I’m not going to lie, playing in that stadium, I’ve had a problem before.”
“That damn glare coming through the end zone at noon is fucking ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous,” he added. “It’s like the glass makes it spread out the hell more. It’s as if the sun is bigger and brighter than ever before.’
Travis Kelce slammed the Cowboys over “Curtain-gate” on the latest episode of New Heights
The glaring issue came to light this weekend during the Cowboys’ 6-34 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, Jason’s former team.
Dallas quarterback Cooper Rush spotted receiver CeeDee Lamb in the end zone and threw what would have been a touchdown pass. However, the glare prevented Lamb from seeing his teammate or the ball and ran past the pigskin as it hit the turf.
“I mean, I get it, you try not to let those things be an excuse, but holy man,” Kelce continued. ‘I understand where [Cowboys receiver CeeDee Lamb is] comes from here.’
After the game, Lamb told reporters that he was “one thousand percent” in favor of raising the curtains at AT&T to prevent the problem.
However, team owner Jerry Jones dismissed the idea of expanding his $1.2 billion investment.
The problem came to light again when WR CeeDee Lamb missed a touchdown pass on Sunday
“Well, let’s just tear down the damn stadium and build a new one? Are you kidding?’ Jones joked, claiming that the curtain gate was beneficial to Dallas.
“Every team that comes in here has the same problems, they know where the sun is going to be,” Jones added. ‘We know where the damn sun will be in our own stadium.’
Jason, who had Dallas as his division rival for thirteen years, chimed in about his experiences at AT&T.
“It’s crazy how aggressively the sun comes through that window at that time of day,” Jason said. “You’d think they’d put up awnings or something, but alas.”