Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has said he is giving serious thought to tinting the west-facing glass at AT&T Stadium, having previously ruled out any form of sun-blocking at the venue. The idea has resurfaced after FIFA ordered the stadium’s curtains to be closed for a World Cup fixture between Japan and Sweden held there this summer, when the ground was rebranded Dallas Stadium for the tournament.
Jones had long resisted calls to address the glare caused by sunlight hitting the $1.2 billion stadium’s huge glass panels on its western side, despite recurring complaints from players during NFL games. Speaking to KDFW, though, he struck a notably more open tone: “Well, do you know something? Thinking about it and doing something about it are two different things… But I’ll think about it.”
He went on to note how much the sun’s position shifts across the NFL season, complicating any fix: “It’s hard to tell that time of year, because the sun’s not the same… the angle of that sun changes from September through year-round.” On the tinting option itself, he added: “I like some of the effects of the tinting. And so we’re giving that a thought.”
The stadium’s glass-heavy design has repeatedly caused difficulties for players during late-afternoon fixtures, with low sun through the end zones periodically affecting visibility. The issue was starkly illustrated on 10 November 2024, when CeeDee Lamb put down what should have been a routine touchdown catch during a 34-6 defeat to the Philadelphia Eagles, later saying: “I couldn’t see the ball. Couldn’t see the ball, at all. The sun.”
A similar moment followed last Thanksgiving, when George Pickens was pictured shielding his eyes after missing a catchable pass. “The sun was beating in my eyes, so I couldn’t see,” he said afterwards.
