NFL makes decision on Cowboys settlement with Cheerleaders

The NFL has come to a decision on the Cowboys settlement with their team’s Cheerleaders. On Friday, David Van Natta Jr. of ESPN detailed the situation.

“The NFL will not be opening an investigation into the events surrounding the Dallas Cowboys‘ $2.4 million confidential settlement with four members of their cheerleading squad who accused a now-former team executive of voyeurism in their locker room in 2015, a league spokesman told ESPN on Friday,” wrote Van Natta. “The cheerleaders’ allegations, along with an additional allegation of voyeurism against Richard Dalrymple, the Cowboys’ longtime senior vice president for public relations and communications, are considered a club matter, NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said.”

Moreover, Van Natta detailed the allegations that were levied against Dalrymple and the Cowboys.

“According to documents obtained by ESPN and people with knowledge of the situation, the cheerleaders accused Dalrymple of using his security key card to enter the back door of their locked dressing room during an event at AT&T Stadium on Sept. 2, 2015,” wrote Van Natta. “One of the women alleged she clearly saw Dalrymple standing behind a partial wall with his iPhone extended toward them as they were changing their clothes, according to several people with knowledge of the events and letters sent by attorneys for the cheerleaders to the team.

“In the second allegation, a Cowboys fan who was watching a livestream from the team’s war room during the 2015 NFL draft swore in an affidavit that he saw Dalrymple take “upskirt” photos of Charlotte Jones Anderson, a team senior vice president and the daughter of owner Jerry Jones. The alleged incident was raised by the cheerleaders’ attorneys during settlement talks and cited in the final document, which includes a nondisclosure agreement barring the cheerleaders, their spouses and Cowboys officials from discussing either episode.”

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Moreover, Richard Dalrymple retired February 2nd, and denied interview requests by ESPN. Additionally, the former Cowboys senior vice president for public relations and communications called the allegations false in a statement on Monday.

Continuing, Van Natta shared the findings made by the Cowboys throughout their investigation.

“A Cowboys representative this week said the team thoroughly investigated both allegations and found no wrongdoing by Dalrymple and no evidence that he took photos or video of the women,” wrote Van Natta. “The team does not dispute that Dalrymple used his security key card access to enter the cheerleaders’ locker room while the women were changing clothes.

“The Cowboys also issued Dalrymple a formal written warning in October 2015, a person familiar with the matter told ESPN. The team declined to share a copy of that warning or detail other information, including time-stamped data from surveillance cameras or security key cards, that would show precisely when Dalrymple entered and left the dressing room.”

The news regarding the Cowboys comes as the world wonders what the NFL will do about allegations regarding the Washington Commanders. Hopefully, the league will cease to see stories like these in the near future.