“It’s not just one person that doesn’t get along with him. It’s a lot of people,” Irving said. "I feel like he needs to be more comfortable with people of color, to be honest with you. This is a league where there’s a lot of people of color around, and you’re going to have to deal with us. If you don’t know how to talk to us or relate to us – we just never got along. He’s the only person I haven’t gotten along with in pretty much all my career in football.
“I think it’s a little uncomfortable for him," Irving continued. "Not to say the man’s racist. He’s definitely not racist. Do not get me wrong. It’s just maybe he’s socially awkward. And me personally, I know he has a problem with me because I don’t necessarily work as hard as he thinks I should work to be as good as I am at football. I feel like Jason is one of those guys where, growing up in football, he was always the second-hand man or the third-string guy, and I feel like he had to work his a-s-s off to even be able to step on the field with some of these guys. Me, I could roll out of bed with a hangover and go outperform anybody. I don’t think he liked that.”
This morning on 1105.3 The Fan, former all-pro safety Darren Woodson defended Garrett against Irving's critical comments.
"That's ridiculous. ... I don't even want to spend the time talking about David Irving and those comments," Woodson said on Shan & RJ. "Listen, I've known Jason Garrett since 1993, and have become good friends with he and his wife. I know the family, not only Jason, but his father, his brother. ... It's just hard to swallow these shots going his way when I know the man's heart, and I know who he is as a person. For people to take shots at him, I don't care if it's a current player or former player, I know who Jason Garrett is. I know the man, and I'm a firm believer in him, and have a ton of confidence in him."