And backup fullback Nicky Sualua was with Tuinei at the time. I have wrestled with how to respond to Tuinei and Lett, because frankly, I liked both players. I admire the way that Lett has accepted the blame for his problems, and as for Tuinei, he admitted in an interview once that drugs were a constant struggle for him. These aren't bad people, just good people struggling with a terribly bad problem. Drugs will likely cost Lett a stellar career, and they already cost Tuinei his life.
Drugs are very serious.
Jones promised once to clean up the Cowboys' reputation, but talk is cheap. He must commit to cleaning up the Cowboys and then back up his words with very strong actions. That means getting rid of players who use drugs or who are even associated with drugs. Many Cowboys fans are sick of the bad reputation that the team is getting from a handful of players. One Cowboys club on America Online is going so far as to embark on a campaign to write letters and send postcards to Jones telling him enough is enough.