{"id":434687,"date":"2026-09-13T11:44:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T11:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/434687\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T11:44:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T11:44:46","slug":"opinion-black-folks-its-time-to-dump-the-dallas-cowboys-the-root","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/434687\/","title":{"rendered":"Opinion: Black Folks, It\u2019s Time to Dump the Dallas Cowboys \u2013 The Root"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every Black family has one. The Dallas Cowboys<\/a> uncle.<\/p>\n

You know him. He wears Jesus sandals, drinks Hennessy, still smokes menthol Kools, and has been saying \u201cHow \u2019bout them Cowboys?\u201d since Jerry Jones had hair. The Cowboys aren\u2019t just his favorite football team. They are part of his identity. And he is not alone.<\/p>\n

The Undefeated noted that the Cowboys\u2019 iconic brand was \u201clargely bolstered by their Black fans,\u201d<\/a> particularly through stars like Bob Hayes, Tony Dorsett and Emmitt Smith. But we need to have a family meeting. Because, Black folks, it is past time ya\u2019ll break up with the Cowboys.<\/a><\/p>\n

I could give you ten reasons why, but I don\u2019t need to spill that much ink. I\u2019ll give you two.<\/p>\n

Related: 3 HBCU Football Classics to Watch in 2026: Bayou, Magic City, Florida<\/a><\/p>\n

The Cowboys Suck<\/p>\n

\"\"ARLINGTON, TX \u2013 NOVEMBER 19: Dak Prescott #4 of the Dallas Cowboys looks on from the side lines in the final minutes as the Dallas Cowboys lose to the Philadelphia Eagles 37-9 at AT&T Stadium on November 19, 2017 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

There was a time when being a Cowboys fan made perfect sense. In the 1990s, Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, and Michael Irvin ran through the NFL, winning three Super Bowls in four seasons<\/a> and making Dallas look like a football empire. Then came January 28, 1996.<\/p>\n

In Super Bowl XXX,<\/a> the Cowboys beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-17 to win their fifth Super Bowl. And then\u2026 nothing.<\/a> The Cowboys haven\u2019t won another one since. Worse, they haven\u2019t even reached the NFC Championship Game. Since that last Super Bowl, Dallas has won just eight playoff games.<\/a><\/p>\n

You read that right. Eight.<\/p>\n

So, when your uncle starts talking about the Cowboys\u2019 glory days, remind him that those glory days are old enough<\/a> to have children, mortgages, and a 401(k). In the year of our lord 2026, the Dallas Cowboys suck.<\/a> So why cheer for a team that is going to break your heart<\/a> at the end of the season?<\/p>\n

Jerry Jones is Unapologetically MAGA<\/p>\n

\"\"GLENDALE, ARIZONA \u2013 AUGUST 22: Dallas Cowboys owner, president, and general manager Jerry Jones before the preseason NFL game at State Farm Stadium on August 22, 2026 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

This is where the Cowboys\u2019 relationship gets complicated. The franchise has had a deep connection to Black football culture<\/a> for generations. But the man who owns the team has made his own political allegiances pretty damn clear \u2013 and they are not aligned with us. (Unless Candace Owens and Clarence Thomas read The Root.)<\/p>\n

In 2017, a company controlled by Jerry Jones gave $1 million<\/a> to Donald Trump\u2019s inaugural committee.<\/a> In 2025, Jones personally gave<\/a> another $1 million to MAGA Inc., Trump\u2019s super PAC.<\/a> And this week, while Trump was in town for his weird Republican Midterm Convention<\/a> at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Jones had the President signing Cowboys helmets.<\/p>\n

None of this is speculation or internet gossip. These are public political contributions and very public relationships.<\/a> For Cowboys fans, that creates an unavoidable question: What does it mean when the team you grew up loving is owned by someone who almost certainly<\/a> has a red hat<\/a> in his closet?<\/p>\n

OK. I\u2019ve been all philosophical.<\/a> Time for me to put it where the goats can get it.<\/a> And this pains me to say because I have 2 Hennessy-drinking uncles, 4 cousins, 3 aunts, and a mother who support the Dallas Cowboys.<\/p>\n

But if you cheer for the Dallas Cowboys, you\u2019re a buster, Herb, and the spirits of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, and Rickey<\/a> frown upon your shenanigans. (Sorry, Mom.)<\/p>\n

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