owner Jerry Jones told ESPN's Chris Mortensen that the team released defensive tackle Dontari Poe due to weight and performance issues and not because the lineman has taken a knee for social justice during the national anthem this season.
"When you're 30 pounds overweight and you're not doing anything about what's keeping you from performing well on the field, there is no reason to get into the other stuff," Jones said.
As Mortensen wrote, "The 'other stuff' was specific to a question as to whether Poe's being the only Cowboys player to take a knee for the cause of social justice during the national anthem factored in to his release Wednesday.