An issue that occurred 10 years ago is re-emerging back into the public eye, but now with a new story. In 2002, at a training camp in Wichita Falls, Texas, for the Dallas Cowboys a player received a large gash in his neck and was said to have occurred because of horseplay. According to local sources and those involved in the event Offensive Lineman Everett McIver was stabbed by teammate Michael Irvin, leaving a "blood-shooting" two-inch gash in his neck. The original story given by the Dallas Cowboys and Owner Jerry Jones was, "No comment. It was an internal issue and was solved internally."
After recently hearing the truth now rising to the surface, one would ask why it wasn’t given a decade ago. Harmony over truth is the answer to this question. Irvin was a starting player and was already on probation for drug possession. If the truth would have emerged, Irvin would have been suspended for the season and could have faced serious jail time. Knowing this, Jones thought it would be a better idea to keep the issue quiet and pay off McIver rather than lose a starting player and receive bad press over the issue.
Was the issue handled correctly? No, not morally but ethically it was for the Dallas Cowboys. Although the organization covered up an actual violent crime, they were doing what was best to keep the harmony among the organization which in some cases was better than the truth.
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