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Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff Writer
The metal sheet that fell to the surface of AT&T Stadium before Monday night’s Dallas Cowboys–Houston Texans game was a covering lid to a cable tray, and crews determined there are no structural issues, a city of Arlington spokeswoman told ESPN on Tuesday.
Communications coordinator Susan Schrock said the city, which owns the stadium, considers the matter closed and “no further inspection was needed.”
There were no injuries when the piece of metal fell. The Cowboys said in a statement a wind gust blew off the cable tray lid while the roof was opening over two hours before kickoff.
“Our building inspector and our deputy fire marshal did talk to AT&T Stadium crews today and determined that there weren’t any structural issues with the venue or the roof,” Schrock said. “And that this was in fact just a piece of metal that was a covering lid to one of these cable trays that was blown off by a gust of wind.”
Schrock also said the Cowboys told the city they did additional reviews and work to “further secure the covering lids for those cable trays.”
Schrock said she was not sure when the trays were last inspected.
The last time the Cowboys opened the roof on their 15-year-old stadium for a game was Oct. 30, 2022.
ESPN reporter Todd Archer contributed to this report.