Cowboys Paid $2.4 Million Settlement to Cheerleaders Following Disturbing Allegations

How about them Cowboys?

A report released on Wednesday by ESPN’s Don Van Natta Jr. alleges that in 2015 the Cowboys paid out $2.4 million to four cheerleaders who accused a top team official of voyeurism.

Each of the cheerleaders received just under $400,000 once all of the money was paid out.

Per the report:

“One of the cheerleaders claimed she saw Cowboys senior vice president for public relations and communications Richard Dalrymple standing behind a partial wall in their locker room. He had his iPhone extended toward them while they were changing clothes.

Dalrymple has stated that he entered the locker room not knowing that the cheerleaders were in there and left right away. In a statement this past Monday, he said that the allegations from the cheerleaders, as well as a separate allegation that he took upskirt photos of a female Cowboys executive in 2015, are false.

“People who know me, co-workers, the media and colleagues, know who I am and what I’m about,” Dalrymple said, via ESPN. “I understand the very serious nature of these claims and do not take them lightly. The accusations are, however, false. One was accidental and the other simply did not happen. Everything that was alleged was thoroughly investigated years ago, and I cooperated fully.”

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The Dallas Cowboys paid a confidential settlement of $2.4M after four members of their cheerleading squad accused longtime team senior VP Richard Dalrymple of voyeurism in 2015, according to docs obtained by ESPN and people with knowledge of the situation. https://t.co/Ak2L5svhog

— ESPN (@espn) February 16, 2022

The Cowboys issued a statement through spokesman Jim Wilkinson.

“The organization took these allegations extremely seriously and moved immediately to thoroughly investigate this matter,” Wilkinson said in a statement provided to USA TODAY Sports on Wednesday. “The investigation was handled consistent with best legal and HR practices and the investigation found no evidence of wrongdoing. If any wrongdoing had been found Rich would have been terminated immediately.”

Just another season of the Cowboys not winning a Super Bowl, and more stories like this one.

Compared to to how much the Cowboys are worth, a few million to make this go away was a steal.

Might it be time for Jerry Jones to get out of  his own way?

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