Funny Jason Witten Story

This funny anecdote told by Jason Garrett explains the level of passion Jason Witten brings to the game every day.....

Slowing Witten down: The Cowboys use “veteran rest days” to keep older guys fresh in camp. DeMarcus Ware, Miles Austin and Jason Hatcher have all benefitted from one already. But one guy who’s not all that keen on rest days is Jason Witten. Jason Garrett relayed an anecdote from 2009, when he pulled Witten for one play of a game during which the tight end’s sole responsibility was to block. Witten was so upset, he wouldn’t talk to Garrett about it for a week.

“So literally we had a battle where he did not talk to me for a week about ‘Aggie 21’ and whamming the nose,” Garrett said. “So getting him to take a day off of practice is a little bit like the ‘Aggie 21’ story. You start the conversation, he nods his head and he continues to nod his head and he goes out to practice again and again and again. He’s a guy you want to make sure you give some rest… But he never wants to come off the football field. Somehow, some way, we’ve got to pry him off in the next five weeks.”