Travis Kelce criticized the Dallas Cowboys for a monumental problem when they host games at AT&T Stadium.
The Cowboys’ home has been famous for ‘Curtain-gate,’ a non-football problem in which the sun shines through a stadium window and affects the vision of players in an end zone.
On the latest episode of the New Heights podcast, the Chiefs star and his brother Jason Kelce criticized the Cowboys for the architectural defect.
“Jerry Jones is still at war with the sun,” Travis said. “I’m not going to lie, playing in that stadium, I had a damn problem before.”
“That damn look coming from the end zone in the afternoon is fucking ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous,” he added. “It’s like the glass makes it spread more. It’s like the sun is bigger and brighter than it’s ever been.
Travis Kelce criticized the Cowboys for ‘Curtain-gate’ in the latest episode of New Heights
The glaring issue came to light over the weekend during the Cowboys’ 6-34 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, Jason’s former team.
Dallas quarterback Cooper Rush spotted receiver CeeDee Lamb in the end zone and threw what would have been a touchdown pass. However, due to the glare, Lamb was unable to see his teammate or the ball and ran past the pigskin when it hit the grass.
“I mean, I get it, you try not to let those things be an excuse, but holy man,” Kelce continued. “I understand where (Cowboys receiver CeeDee Lamb) is coming from here.”
After the game, Lamb told reporters that he was “one thousand percent” in favor of raising the curtain on AT&T to avoid the problem.
However, team owner Jerry Jones ruled out the idea of increasing his $1.2 billion investment.
The issue came to light again when WR CeeDee Lamb missed a touchdown pass on Sunday.
—Well, let’s tear down the damn stadium and build another one? Are you kidding? Jones joked, claiming that the curtain door was advantageous for Dallas.
“All the teams that come here have the same problems, they know where the sun will be,” Jones added. “We know where the damn sun will be in our own stadium.”
Jason, who for 13 years had Dallas as his division rival, weighed in with his experiences at AT&T.
“It’s crazy how aggressive the sun is at that time of day coming through that window,” Jason said. “You’d think they’d put up curtains or something, but alas!”