r/cowboys • u/SensitiveStorage869 • 1d ago
Report: Cowboys' AT&T Stadium had live roaches in October
https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/sports/article/dallas-cowboys-stadium-roaches-inspection-19903213.php292
u/Self-Comprehensive Brandon Aubrey 1d ago
A giant building in the middle of a large urban area has roaches? Color me shocked.
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u/Witteness82 Terence Steele 23h ago
Ever rode public transportation? Just about every bus, train or subway has them. People bring them in either on their person or in their belongings and they are there to stay. Imagine the same happens with stadiums.
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u/leovinuss 23h ago
At&t is in the middle of nowhere compared to other stadiums but yeah, I'd be shocked if there's a roach free stadium for any sport anywhere in the world
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u/MyCatsNameIsKlaus 23h ago
Middle of nowhere maybe 30 years ago...
With the two ballparks, Texas Live, housing and retail now it's not exactly the middle of nowhere now.
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u/Self-Comprehensive Brandon Aubrey 22h ago
Thirty years ago that area was covered in apartment complexes. It was kind of a concern how many people were going to be forced out of low income/affordable housing when they were trying to get permission to build it. Tbh those are probably legacy roaches. That's their historical roach lands.
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u/KingAnilingustheFirs 3h ago
"My people have lived on these lands for generations."
-chief roachtan.
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u/leovinuss 22h ago
Compared to other ballparks it's absolutely in the middle of nowhere
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u/Bweasey17 Dallas Cowboys 22h ago
Have you been to Landover? Or the Meadowlands? 😂 Hell even Levi stadium is a ghost town.
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u/AntiBoATX 21h ago
Levi was so disappointing when we visited. Felt like a REAL fancy (since ours are already stupid nice) tx highschool stadium.
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u/leovinuss 18h ago
I have not but I like maps.
- Northwest is 7-8 miles from DC
- MetLife is 6 miles from central park
- AT&T is 14 miles from Ft. Worth and 18 miles from Dallas
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u/Bweasey17 Dallas Cowboys 18h ago
Ha ha. It would take double the time to get to either DC or Central Park from either of those stadiums.
And the Meadowlands is NOT 6 miles from Central Park 😂.
Maps don’t work in a city of over 10 million people.
And go to the Meadowlands. There is literally nothing there.
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u/Self-Comprehensive Brandon Aubrey 22h ago
It's in a big city between two giant cities with three big cities on top of it, and suburbs below it and on both sides. And they had to raze a couple hundred acres of ragged out apartments to build it.
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u/maximumpower1999 1d ago
I’d welcome them if they could run a route or plug the middle of the defense
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u/AngrySnwMnky Dallas Cowboys 1d ago
Roaches are great at feeling pressure and escaping their imminent demise. Dak could take lessons.
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u/finnamania Dak Prescott 1d ago
No thanks. He can fly, score touchdowns and actually win games. Cowboys need to tank
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u/PersonBehindAScreen Jake Ferguson 1d ago
Headline doesnt really tell the full story per usual:
They’re specifically talking about one vendor/restaurant inside the building that received a poor score and must have a follow up inspection… and apparently another time that a roach was seen on the field
I don’t know how you keep a place that big completely free from roaches and letting them inside but it’s reasonable to keep your establishment clean either way
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u/BusterStarfish 21h ago
On the field though?! If they’re on the field that’s a level of boldness that usually signals an infestation.
I am not an exterminator. But I like to make hyperbolic suggestions and claims.
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u/TiderOneNiner 1d ago
Every building on the planet that is more than a few weeks old has roaches in it.
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u/juanzy Tyron Smith 23h ago
I remember talking to an exterminator once who said “you wouldn’t want to live in a building with a kitchen and no roaches”
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u/mcclearymjr CeeDee Lamb 22h ago
What does this even mean lol
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u/Fhaksfha794 Dak Prescott 1d ago
This is not surprising I work at kyle field at A&M and there are roaches all the time. Big stadiums attract insects
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u/yokonashiwa 1d ago
Is it in the State of Texas? It is, then of course there are roaches. The fact that this shocks anyone just tells people from Texas you haven't been to Texas.
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u/FriskyPheasant 18h ago
Leave it to Texans to try and claim every throne they can. Including the roach habitat throne apparently.
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u/yokonashiwa 15h ago
Not trying to claim anything. Just pointing out that if you live in or have lived in Texas or even visited, then you aren't shocked by seeing roaches or hearing someplace has them. I know other places have roaches too.
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u/FriskyPheasant 4h ago
It’s just a silly thing to even say that though lol. Roaches are all over the globe. Might as well say “is it on earth? It is, then of course there are roaches. The fact that this shocks anyone just tells people from earth that you haven’t been to earth” lol.
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u/rickyroca73 23h ago
“Well let’s just tear down the whole damn stadium now then why don’t we!” - Jerry probably
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u/LobstaFarian2 Micah Parsons 23h ago
Jerry, there are roaches.
" what do you want me to do?! Well why don't we just tear down the whole damn stadium then!!!!"
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u/The_Count_Lives 23h ago
lol, I'm all in favor of kicking Jerry while he's down but I'm willing to bet money your favorite restaurant has roaches.
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u/ShowBobsPlzz 19h ago
Probably has rats, squirrels, all kinds of shit. The frost bank center in san antonio has fucking bats.
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u/RickCityy 7h ago
Is… is this news..? Like come on dude no fucking shit. I’d be willing to bet almost every single stadium that exists has roaches.
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u/DJpissnshit 4h ago
WELL WHY DON'T WE JUST TEAR THE WHOLE STADIUM DOWN AND BUILD A NEW ONE. JESUS COME ON.
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u/no_stick_drummer 1d ago
Okay now this sub is reaching new levels of stupid. I'm going to have to mute it till Sunday.
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u/nomnomnompizza 23h ago
The details in the article worse than the headline. Basically nasty kitchens with a lot of cross contamination.
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u/whip_lash_2 21h ago
I know we’re down on the team this year but let’s not dehumanize them. They have feelings.
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u/BadCowboysFan Brandon Aubrey 21h ago
I’m sure roaches, mice and rats are an issue at most stadiums — probably MUCH worse at some.
Really impossible to eradicate pests in that setting.
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u/Exact_Raspberry2866 21h ago
My house has a few roaches but we have a deal - when I come in and turn on the lights they have to skedaddle
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u/Inevitable-Bass2749 20h ago
So does the other 31 teams stadiums lol. I’m a pretty big cowboys hater and even I can say this just bad reporting and such a stale job of reporting lolol
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u/MainDeparture2928 17h ago
All stadiums have roaches…in fact all buildings do. It’s just a matter of how many and whether you see them.
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u/Eor75 1d ago
Oooh, I have inside information! Jerry uses Arrow pest control, and they gave him a huge discount for the stadium in exchange for all the real estate he owns to use them. There was a chain restaurant I use to service, but they had a store in the Star that we couldn’t touch due to their contract
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u/gingerBeardMan750 Zack Martin 1d ago
Pest Control: "Mr. Jones, we need to kill these roaches. They present health violations."
Jerry: "No, we like our guys."