Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty
Dallas CowboysquarterbackDak Prescottsays that the Uvalde school shooting — which happened only 380 miles away from the team’s headquarters — makes him afraid to bring kids of his own into the world.
“Honestly, it makes me fearful to have children … And that’s not right,” Prescott, 28, said in an emotional interview withUSA Todayafter the team’s practice in Dallas.
“That’s sad. … I don’t care if you’re an athlete or not,” he continued. “We’re talking about children. We’re talking about the future. I mean, I don’t have kids and can’t imagine having to send my kid to school with that anxiety.”
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Additional members of the Cowboys organization have spoken out about the tragedy, in which 21 people were killed — 19 children and two teachers.
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DeMarcus Lawrence, who plays defensive end for the Texas team, shared his thoughts onTwitter, and spoke toUSA Today, saying, “I feel like we are sitting back and looking on the outside and saying, ‘It’s not my family so it has nothing to do with me.’ "
“I don’t feel safe sending my kids to school,” the 30-year-old, who is the father of four, added.
The Tuesdayshooting occurred at Robb Elementary Schooland is now the second-deadliest school shooting in United States history. It comes nearly a decade after the December 2012 shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, which killed 26.
All the fatalities took place inside one classroom, authorities said.
source: people.com
