Little talk surrounding the Dallas Cowboys this offseason regards their ability on the field. It’s the litany of off-field legal trouble garnering the lion’s share of the headlines.
As training camp opened Monday for the Cowboys in Oxnard, Calif., quarterback Dak Prescott offered his support to teammates such as running back Ezekiel Elliott, linebacker Damien Wilson and cornerback Nolan Carroll, all of whom have had run-ins with the law this offseason.
“What I said, I should have never said,” Vick said. “I think it was taken out of context in regards to what I was trying to convey, but I only want to help Colin Kaepernick. I’m not a general manager, I’m not the guy who makes the decisions on getting him signed, and I’m truly sorry for what I said. I think I should have used a better choice of words.”
Vick specifically said he’s sorry he urged Kaepernick to get a haircut, saying he doesn’t think that has any bearing on Kaepernick’s situation.“His afro has nothing to do with him being signed and I wasn’t trying to relay that message. It was more about helping him at the end of the day,” Vick said.
Whitlock, meanwhile, has been firing back at Vick’s critics, saying it’s hypocritical for African-American TV analysts with short haircuts in suits and ties like Damien Woody of ESPN to attack Vick for telling Kaepernick how to dress for success.