Saturday, Nov 28, 2020. 1:36 PM
ARLINGTON, Texas – Twenty-four hours later, Mike McCarthy still hadn’t taken the time to watch the Dallas Cowboys’ failed fake kick attempt that saved the Washington football team with the victory at American Thanksgiving.
The Cowboys’ new head coach was unable to answer questions about this particular game because he was still reeling from the sudden death of physical trainer Markus Paul, who collapsed in the team’s gym and is died a few hours later in hospital, the day before the game against Washington.
Emotions were still very high with the Cowboys (3-8), who had to keep a cool head and play this crucial game in their fight for a place in the playoffs despite their poor record.
McCarthy had to hold back tears a few times during the conference call with reporters, which Special Units Coordinator John Fassel was unable to do when answering a question about Paul.
The Texan team said they still did not know the cause of death of Paul, who was 54 years old.
“It was an emotional challenge, a tsunami, I don’t know how to describe how I feel,” McCarthy said on Friday. We are all affected personally, mostly because of how it happened, where it happened, and when it happened. We are all trying to deal with that to keep moving forward. “
The Cowboys were scheduled to play two games in a row on Thursday night, a formula often chosen for a team playing on American Thanksgiving. But their next game against the Baltimore Ravens has been pushed back to Monday, December 7.
