Cowboys' Jerry Brown killed in apparent drunk driving accident, Josh Brent arrested; Will Bob Costas call for prohibition?

Brett T. | 4:26 PM on December 08, 2012

Dallas Cowboys nose tackle Josh Brent was arrested today on a charge of intoxication manslaughter after a car accident this morning in Irving, Texas, took the life of practice-squad player Jerry Brown, a passenger in Brown’s car.

https://twitter.com/coachbeckman/status/277495053348392960

USA Today reports:

Per a police statement, Brent was driving his car at a high rate of speed at 2:21 a.m. when he hit the outside curb on Route 114, causing the vehicle to flip at least once and then come to rest in the middle of a service road. Brown, a linebacker who was signed to the practice squad in October, was a passenger in the car. Brown was unresponsive on the scene and transferred to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Despite the tragedy, the Cowboys are scheduled to play Sunday in Cincinnati, and in light of last weekend’s gun-control sermon following the murder-suicide involving the Chiefs’ Jovan Belcher, some are wondering if another stern half-time lecture is in store from a certain sportscaster.

Cowboys' Josh Brent arrested after car crash kills teammate Jerry Brown http://t.co/hzr7cVip Bob Costas to blame "car culture" at halftime

— kbdabear (@kbdabear) December 8, 2012

Hey #Costas. How long before you claim that Jerry Brown would still be with us if it weren't for the 21st Amendment? #toosoon? #fb

— Anthony Proctor (@Raindawg) December 8, 2012

Dear @NBCSports: Can we expect Bob Costas to tell us Jerry Brown would still be alive now if Josh Brent didn't have a drivers license? #tcot

— Herrmann8er (@Herrmann8er) December 8, 2012