Barry Switzer now says he made up a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump as a prank.
The former Dallas Cowboys coach told Politico he was shopping on Fifth Avenue on Dec. 7 when he decided to walk into the Trump Tower lobby and then told reporters he was there to meet with Trump.
"I told the reporters I had a great visit and that we were going to make the wishbone great again," Switzer said to Politico. "I told them I was going to be Secretary of Offense and that Trump knew how to run the ball down the field.