The Dallas Cowboys Have Issued Much Stricter Social Media Rules And Reporters Aren’t Happy

The Dallas Cowboys are having a bit of a rough season this year. Many considered them to be a legitimate contender heading into Week 1 of the regular season, but things haven’t gone as planned. After significant injuries to several key players, including Tony Romo and Dez Bryant, the Cowboys currently sit at a very disappointing 4-9.

With frustrations running high, it seems that the organization may be taking out their struggles on the reporters assigned to cover the team. This week, the Cowboys released updated guidelines and rules to reporters aimed at dictating what they can and can’t show or report on throughout the weeks leading up to games.

It’s understandable that the team would want to limit the possibility of tipping off opponents to what’s happening behind the scenes – if that’s the goal here – but isn’t it also on the team to make sure that they’re not mistakenly giving away intel? It certainly seems like there are other ways to do that besides taking away this much access from reporters. After all, this level of restriction seems to be uncommon around the league and other teams are doing just fine, probably because Matt Cassel isn’t their starting quarterback.

Or maybe this is the team taking action after Bryant’s angry beef with reporters from a few weeks back. Either way, it seems a bit excessive to take away so much of what reporters rely on to do their jobs effectively on a daily basis. Those who work in the business have to be praying that this new policy doesn’t create a ripple effect around other locker rooms around the league.

But, for those who have been affected, the news hasn’t gone over well.

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