Dallas Cowboys Preparing ‘Pod’ System for Fans to Attend Games

The Dallas Cowboys are in the process of implementing a ‘pod’ system to accommodate fans in the AT&T Stadium.

Given the fluctuation of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the differences in state policy, we could see some ingenious or terrible solutions to the issue of fan attendance.

The Dallas Cowboys, along with the Patriots and Chiefs, are preparing to cluster fans in groups, safely distanced from others.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, while admitting nothing can be certain, is confident that it can be pulled off.

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“As you know, you’re dealing with a little bit of a moving target, and I’m not trying to diminish the moving target aspect of it, but we’re very unique in we have the suite capacities we have out there that give us some extra control,” Jones said. 

“We also have a stadium that has 3 million square feet in it. … When you look at a number [of fans] in the stadium, don’t think that number’s getting together out there — they’re not.

“It’ll be in pods of possibly five, 10, 15 different people. Our stadium is well-suited to put together numbers of people that have elected to come and want to watch the Dallas Cowboys play. I won’t speculate on a number.”

A source told Yahoo Sports that the idea is for fans to go together and stick with their groups.

“Think of it like you are going out to dinner with another couple or a group of friends,” the source said.

“That’s allowed in some places, so you go out together wearing your masks, and you sit together at the restaurant where you’re safely separated from other groups at other tables.”

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“That’s basically your pod. … You’ve committed to having dinner basically in your pod with the people you arrived with — people who you presumably know — and then you are kept separate from others who have their own pods. There are still some details to be worked out with concessions and other [stadium] facilities in terms of bathrooms and ingress and egress, but that’s pretty much the concept.”