Dallas Cowboy Bradie James Attacks Fan
December 29, 2008 by Guest Contributor · Leave a Comment
As if things could not be any worse for the Dallas Cowboys, Bradie James attacked a Cowboys fan on Monday after the fan was picketing the Dallas Cowboys training facility at Valley Ranch.
According to the Fort Worth Star Telegram, Alan Lowe, the fan was picketing the Dallas Cowboys training facility with signs that said “The Cowboys have no Heart and Wade Phillips is an Embarrassment to the Star.” Bradie James apparently saw the signs and confronted Mr. Lowe.
According to James, Lowe was blocking his car in the parking lot and he asked Lowe to move so he could leave. After Lowe refused, James walked up to Lowe and asked him to remove the sign. Lowe proceeded to taunt Bradie James, asking James why the Cowboys did not play with the same passion against the Eagles. James then went after Lowe and threatened to beat him up, according to Lowe. Lowe’s glasses were broken in the scuffle.
Lowe thought about pressing charges against James, who met with a Dallas police officer at Valley Ranch, but the two men talked after the incident and let bygones be bygones. James gave Lowe a pair of Oakleys to replace the broken glasses.
For those not lucky enough to see the fight, here is a reenactment.
If you are using Internet Explorer, you can see the video here.
In my opinion, both parties were wrong in this incident. James should know never to confront a fan. As a professional athlete, he has been taunted before and will be taunted again. It is part of being in the NFL. Sometimes you lose, and it is important to lose with class. Though I do applaud James for trying to make amends and replace the broken glasses.
On the other hand, Alan Lowe made a fool out of himself. As a fan, it is frustrating to see your team lose, however there is no reason to go picket the team’s practice facility, and then block one of the players cars.
What was even dumber was that Lowe taunted an NFL linebacker. How could that idea have seemed good at all to Lowe. He’s lucky Bradie James did not really lose his temper. Lowe is lucky to escape a beating of epic proportions. Thank goodness Pacman is slow to get to his car.
