“Devastating for a parent”: Dallas Cowboys Officer Broke Into Tears For Five Foot Five Son But Jerry Jones Ensured a Happy Ending

Published 05/03/2023, 8:12 AM EDT

The NFL draft always comes up with some exciting and sometimes even emotional news. Teams wish to find hidden gems in the later rounds of the draft, and for the Dallas Cowboys, it was the sixth round on Saturday. For a stretch, Cowboys scout Chris Vaughn didn’t know what was going to happen, when the team’s general manager, Jerry Jones, asked him to flip the team’s card for their sixth-round pick.

It was that time when all his colleagues stood around the draft room, and Jones tossed him a napkin, pretending as if it was a card, Vaughn realized that the moment was going to be his son’s. This news left him on tenterhooks, with his eyes welling up with tears. They picked up Deuce Vaughn, a running back for Kansas State college football, at no. 212. Vaughn II led his team Wildcats with 642 rushing yards, and for that, he has been honored with the Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year Award. With his selection by the Cowboys, his father called him on video from the draft room to break the ecstatic news.

Proud moment for Vaughn as he calls his son teary-eyed

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“Look here, man, do you want to come to work with me next week?” Vaughn said in a shaky voice. “I wouldn’t mind that at all,” his son answered. And then what? The feeling of elation grew in the draft room after Deuce’s response. Chris told in an interview with Dallas Cowboys that when his son was not being selected, he cried and apologized to him. “My height might have caught up to me. I might not be able to overcome this,” Deuce said in a shattered way.

“It was weird because it was almost like he was apologizing for not getting drafted and kind of reassuring me, which is devastating for a parent,” Chris added further. Deuce stands 5’5” and weighs 179 pounds. Despite his short stature, Vaughn II is a fantastic athlete with pass-pro blocking skills and high-end lateral quicks. Probably, Jones got impressed by this quality of Deuce and picked him up for his team.

Jerry Jones’ stewardship in the draft room confirms him as the rightful holder of the golden jacket

“We’re so happy to have you on the Dallas Cowboys. Well, what I really want to say you earned every ounce of me being able to make this call. I’m so excited,” Jones said to Deuce on call. “I’ve never had an experience like that in the draft room. Ever,” Jones, via ESPN, explained his feelings on the draft.

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Jerry Jones is an American businessman and owner of the Dallas Cowboys. His leadership of the Cowboys has brought laurels and unprecedented results for the team, including three Super Bowl wins. The Dallas Cowboys have till now eight picks in the 2023 NFL draft. With Deuce’s selection, the Cowboys indeed had a tissue-ready day for their tears.

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Only the future will reveal whether the decisions made by the Cowboys for their picks this year can bring a significant impact on them or not. But, for now, the Cowboys fans can look forward to watching Vaughn and other team rookies competing in the highest level of professional football championship.

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Bhwya Sriya is an NFL Writer at EssentiallySports. With a Master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from an esteemed university, Bhwya tries to amalgamate her love for sports with her creativity. Her interest in sports arose when Bhwya represented her district on a race track in school.

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“Devastating for a parent”: Dallas Cowboys Officer Broke Into Tears For Five Foot Five Son But Jerry Jones Ensured a Happy Ending

Proud moment for Vaughn as he calls his son teary-eyed

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Jerry Jones’ stewardship in the draft room confirms him as the rightful holder of the golden jacket