Andrew Whitworth says he received calls and texts ‘begging me’ to join the Cowboys after Tyrone Smith was injured

Cowboys in Dallas Left intervention Tyrone Smith suffered an avulsion fracture in his knee earlier this week, and He is expected to be out until at least December. With such a heavy loss in offensive line, Jerry Jones and Company would like to find the best possible replacement, and one of those potential options could be a recently retired player.

former Los Angeles rams Left tackle Andrew Whitworth ended his NFL career in February in probably the best way possible – winning the Super Bowl against his former team in Cincinnati Bengals. After receiving his ring, the 40-year-old Whitworth decided that hang cleats After playing 16 seasons, he joined the NFL coverage team at Amazon.

During Thursday night’s pre-season game between San Francisco 49ers And the Houston TexasWhitworth was asked if his phone was ringing.

“lhave” Whitworth said. “I mean, obviously, there were a few things with the Cowboys and Tyron Smith losing. It’s just a terrible deal. Such a great player, and a guy I’ve always loved watching play. It’s been a busy day answering calls. The problem is they’re calling and texting the wrong person.” They need to text and call Melissa Whitworth and the kids, because they have final approval on whether I play football again.”

Some think Whitworth was saying the cowboys reached out to him, but he tried to drop it on Twitter.

Whitworth tweeted in response to an article that he had indicated Dallas had contacted him: “Not what I said.” “I said I’ve answered calls and texts from people all day since the injury. I beg you to go to the cowboys! Thx.”

Even Cowboys star Micah Parsons hopes Whitworth will join ‘Team America’:

According to CBS Sports NFL Insiders Jonathan Jones And the Josena AndersonCowboys are turning their attention to in-house alternatives while also working through the options in the free agent market. At this point, that doesn’t include Whitworth – who is already under contract. Our Jeff Kerr splits a List of possible alternatives for the injured Smith.