The first official practice of training camp was obviously overshadowed by the absence of Lucky Whitehead, who was released by the team minutes before the start of Monday’s afternoon session.
While word trickled around the fields to all of the players by the end of practice, some of them were more knowledgeable than others regarding the actual events that led to Lucky’s release.
But according to veteran Jason Witten, the message has been sent by the organization.
“For sure, it is. We heard it loud and clear,” Witten said. “That stuff can’t come up. We understand what’s expected of us.