Fans will be at Cowboys games this season, team owner Jerry Jones said Wednesday.
#Cowboys owner Jerry Jones tells reporters that the plan is to play all their home games with fans this season.
— NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate) August 12, 2020
In a conference call with reporters, Jones said the team will play games with fans in the stands at AT&T Stadium.
Jerry Jones: “The Dallas Cowboys plan on playing all of our football games and we plan on playing them in front of our fans.” pic.twitter.com/vivPrAqOZS
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) August 12, 2020
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#Cowboys owner Jerry Jones doesn’t have expectation on fan size yet says dealing with a moving target but suite capacity gives them extra control and 3 million square feet capacity. There will be pods of people and people will be spread apart. Won’t speculate on the numbers.
— Jane Slater (@SlaterNFL) August 12, 2020
Jones said fans will sit together in small groups.
Jerry Jones on how fans at games will look, “It’ll be in pods of 5, 10, 15 people. Our stadium is well suited to put together numbers of people that have elected to come and watch the Cowboys plays.” @1033fmESPN
— Matt McClearin (@McMatt1033) August 12, 2020
Jones also claimed that the structure of AT&T Stadium will help mitigate the spread of COVID-19, citing the venue's "naturally built airflow" that he believes can help keep fans safe during the pandemic.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says AT&T Stadium has a “naturally-built airflow” that can help keep fans safe during this pandemic. “I’m really proud that we have that stadium to work with.” He says stadium protocols for game days coming end of the week.
— Ed Werder (@WerderEdESPN) August 12, 2020
Will fans get to watch games from inside AT&T Stadium this season? We'll have to wait and see whether local and state authorities will go along with his plan.