Rookie CB Sent Home Overnight After Caught Dating a Team Cheerleader, Cowboys Take Swift Action

Training camp is where habits are built and discipline is tested. For one rookie, the test came off the field—and he failed it.

Late Thursday evening, a player was caught violating team conduct policies after hours. Details remain undisclosed, but multiple sources confirm the incident involved a personal relationship with a member of the Cowboys Cheerleaders.

The organization moved quickly. The player was pulled from meetings, his locker cleared before sunrise. The cheerleader involved was not named but is confirmed to have received internal discipline as well. The message? No one is above the standard.

Sources inside the building said the decision wasn’t just about the act—it was about the timing, the message it sent, and the precedent it risked setting. “Training Camp is sacred,” one staffer said. “It’s not just football—it’s culture setting. You break that, you’re gone.”

Head coach Brian Schottenheimer addressed the team directly the next morning:

"Talent gets you in the building. Respect keeps you here. If you can’t follow the code, you won’t wear this Star—not for a second longer than you should.  That’s how we protect the culture of the Cowboys."

Zion Childress, once seen as a developmental prospect with athletic upside, had shown promise in early drills. But no amount of footwork can cover poor judgment when the lights go out.

Childress, rookie cornerback out of Kentucky. Just 23 years old, and already learning the hardest lesson in the league: in Dallas, discipline isn’t optional.