Erin Andrews Speaks Out On Cowboys QB Dak Prescott 'Infidelity' And 'Hate'

FRISCO - I don't really know Erin Andrews, but she seems like a lovely person.

I do sort of know Dak Prescott, and in my dealings with him, and my observations of him as a personality and leader in his locker room and in this community, he also seems like a lovely person.

But what does being "lovely'' - the word FOX Sports celebrity Andrews is using to describe the Dallas Cowboys quarterback - have to do with the disturbance in his personal life?

Prescott just had his wedding to fiancée Sarah Jane Ramos called off due to a conflict that came to a head during their bachelor and bachelorette parties.

The reports and rumors regarding the reason for the breakup are unfortunate, and focus on Ramos being the one who canceled the wedding while accusing Prescott of being unfaithful.

“Sarah Jane Ramos called off her wedding to NFL star Dak Prescott after accusing him of ‘ongoing infidelity issues,’” Page Six reported.

“A source familiar with the situation claims to us that Ramos believes Prescott had a history of communicating with other women during his relationship with her — but that she stayed with him hoping he would clean up his act for the sake of their family.”

As I've stated before, sad as it this, this is all news. Prescott is a high-profile celebrity making $60 million a year. And he's also the central figure on the Cowboys roster, with fans rightfully wondering how his breakup with the mother of his two young daughters might impact his on-field work.

Fair game for you and fair game for me. All of it.

And it's fair game as fodder for Andrews and Charissa Thompson, who host a “Calm Down'' podcast during which they clearly had Prescott’s back when discussing his recent negative public image.

But Andrews is making a mistake here in conflating "Dak the person,'' "Dak the quarterback'' and "Dak the allegedly cheating fiancee.''

“I’ve been covering (him) since he took over that job his rookie season, I’ve seen him go through hell and back,” Andrews said. “He’s a guy I get very defensive about because he’s so lovely.

“Dak is the kind of guy (who you) know everything he stands for off the field. …''

Yeah, but ... 

Do you? 

If Prescott is truly guilty of ‘ongoing infidelity issues'' - and I certainly do not know that the accusation is true - how can Andrews claim to "know everything he stands for off the field''?

Thompson noted accurately that Dak has been active in "the mental health space and in everything from cancer prevention to early detection.''

And then she added, "I have no idea (why people hate him).''

And again, we are smushing together two vastly distinct issues. 

Prescott can be a great teammate and a "lovely'' person ... and still be the target of the ire of Cowboys fans upset over the team's shortcomings. Oh, and be the target of NFL fans because Dallas is the No. 1 team in sports when it comes to "loving to hate.''

But that doesn't absolve Prescott from scrutiny regarding the allegations in his personal life.

Said Thompson: "I’m just always going to defend Dak, because I think he’s a wonderful person. ...''

"Wonderful'' and "lovely'' judgments from "forever-defenders'' Andrews and Thompson? That's worth something, I suppose.

But two reporters portraying Prescott as "wonderful and lovely'' doesn't seem to jive with what his ex-fiancee thinks right about now. And that's worth something, too.