ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A chunk of the roof on the house of the Dallas Cowboys fell to the sector whereas the retractable portion of it was being opened no less than three hours earlier than a 34-10 loss to Houston on Monday night time, officers mentioned.
AT&T Stadium was principally empty when the incident occurred, and workforce officers mentioned no one was injured. The roof was closed with out incident about an hour later.
Officers mentioned winds gusting to 30 mph throughout the day contributed to the incident, which was being reviewed to make sure the roof will be opened safely in some unspecified time in the future sooner or later. The roof hasn’t been opened for a Cowboys recreation of their $1.2 billion stadium because the 2022 season.
“I do know we opened it lengthy earlier than any followers or anyone is in there,” proprietor Jerry Jones mentioned after the sport. “The rationale they do that’s to verify every part is working to keep away from these sorts of dangers if there’s any followers or anyone in right here.”
Jones mentioned there wasn’t any danger in happening with the sport, which meant a delay or postponement wasn’t a consideration.
“They wouldn’t have carried out this recreation, or began this recreation, had there been any danger in any respect,” Jones mentioned. “Not solely the NFL wouldn’t, however I wouldn’t if there was any danger in any respect. And there was no danger in any respect after we began the sport.”
The arches that assist the roof are almost 300 toes above the sector at their highest level. The 80,000-seat venue opened in 2009.
The falling particles got here a bit greater than per week after Dallas receiver CeeDee Lamb said the sun was in his eyes on a throw he didn’t react to ultimately zone in a 34-6 loss to Philadelphia.
AT&T Stadium has an uncommon east-west alignment from finish zone to finish zone, versus most venues being north-south. On clear days, the solar shines by the massive glass home windows on the west aspect throughout the first half of video games that kick off within the afternoon.
There may be normally a name for curtains on the west aspect of the stadium when the solar turns into a problem, however Jones says he gained’t put up curtains. He says each groups need to take care of the solar.
When AT&T Stadium hosted the Tremendous Bowl in 2011, six staff have been injured when ice and snow fell from the roof. The occasion was suffering from a historic ice storm that gripped the Dallas space for days.
Picture: The roof is seen open at AT&T Stadium previous to an NFL soccer recreation between the Dallas Cowboys and the Houston Texans, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Arlington. (AP Picture/Jerome Miron)
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