FRISCO (105.3 THE FAN) - It is difficult and it is dangerous to make assumptions about behavior based on a TMZ report. And now, even though 105.3 The Fan has obtained video of Tyrone Crawford being involved in a conflict at a bar in Panama City, Florida last Friday night, it remains difficult and dangerous to jump to conclusions.
*The veteran Cowboys defensive lineman and team captain was detained by police but apparently was not arrested.
*What TMZ calls a "bull rush'' of police seems possibly exaggerated.
*The level of Crawford's involvement has not been substantiated, but there does appear to be physical contact with police officers that is initiated by Crawford.
*The uniforms worn by officers matches what Panama City officers wear, and the man being shoved in the red shirt is wearing what Coyote Ugly employees there wear.
*Due to him not being arrested, it is feasible that Crawford was not one of the central combatants in the conflict.
*It is easy to theorize -- or, I'll admit, editorialize -- that the Tyrone Crawford we know is a "bad-ass'' on the field (and on the practice field, too), but is also someone who has earned his stripes as a team captain due in large part to a commitment to knowing the difference between right and wrong -- and using big-brotherly enforcement of that difference with teammates in need of guidance.
*Given the above, an educated guess that Crawford may have intervened, even against the wishes of police officers, because he saw wrongdoing, seems highly possible.
*As I write this, we do not know the level of alcohol consumed by Crawford or any of the other parties involved.
As always, the NFL is likely to review this matter as it relates to its personal conduct policy. Cowboys Nation is always wary when the league opts to play judge, jury and executioner in legal matters involving its players. Crawford, though, has built up a reputation that seems likely to help him in his coming explanation of what happened.
And part of that reputation is Crawford's involvement in his community, including a 2018 "ride-along'' program in which he worked hand-in-hand with the Grand Prairie Police Department.
Police,'' he told reporters, (are) "teaching (kids) the right things in how to go about life and just responsibility. Being accountable to things. They said the right things to those kids. Obviously, that happens daily there. It was good to see. It was good to see that.”
