Jerry Jones Thinks HBO Series Will Help Cowboys Perform Better

Cowboys Owner Feels HBO Series Will Help Team Perform Better In Training Camp

WHO'S IN CONTROL? HBO Sports President Ross Greenburg said of the net's coverage, "If we're in the position of actually recording and breaking a news story, we'll have an interesting situation within the offices of NFL Films, HBO and the [Cowboys]." Greeburg said the possibility of cameras being able to "capture a player doing something illegal or to get himself into trouble would be rare." However, if there is "some kind of a controversy surrounding one of the Cowboys players off the field, we will have cameras here recording the reaction within the Cowboy organization." Greenburg said most editorial decisions will "have to do with keeping from compromising the Cowboys' position from a competitive standpoint." Greenburg said Sabol "knows we have to shut off the camera and not go in, if Jerry's sitting there and trying to make a deal with another football team" (DALLASNEWS.com, 5/7).

A PUBLIC AFFAIR: When asked if singer Jessica Simpson, the girlfriend of Cowboys QB Tony Romo, would be "prominently featured" in the series, Greenburg said, "This is not the E Television Network. This is HBO and HBO Sports. We're doing it for the avid football fan that used to watch Inside the NFL." Sabol added Simpson would not be a major part of the show "unless she's out there running 7-on-7 drills." But in Dallas, Tim MacMahon wonders, "Didn't Chiefs QB Brodie Croyle's beautiful wife get a bunch of air time last summer?" (DALLASNEWS.com, 5/7).

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