NFL Looking Into Cowboys’ Video Screens

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Aug 22, 2009

NFL Looking Into Cowboys' Video Screens The Dallas Cowboys have a video problem. Spygate it is not, but it is a problem that owner Jerry Jones did not foresee.

Part of the fancy new stadium in Arlington, Texas, is the giant video screen that serves as the centerpiece of the $1.15 billion building.

However, after Tennessee punter A.J. Trapasso's kick bounced off the screen in the third quarter, an NFL preseason game employed a tactic that is typically reserved for backyard football: the do-over.

Yes, officialls forced Trapasso to rekick, and he nearly hit the screen again.

Fortunately, the co-chairman of the NFL's competition committee is Titans coach Jeff Fisher, who watched from the sidelines.

"It is an issue," Fisher told CBSsports.com. "Something has to get worked out." 

Despite the glaring issue, Jones didn't see a problem.

"I'm not worried about it," Jones said. "I'm very comfortable that our height on our scoreboard is OK."

The screen itself is roughly 60 yards wide and 25 yards high. It sits 90 feet above the field, which is five feet higher than the league minimum.

Trapasso said that it can get in the head of a punter.

"I don't know how much further up it can go, but it's in the way," he said. "It does not matter where you kick it from, it is just right there in the middle of the field. It's always something that you're going to be thinking about."

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