It will be difficult for the Cowboys to match the amount of time spent by the team's equipment staff. And, along with other key factors, they were named his 2023 NFC Equipment Team of the Year, an award presented by New Era.
Equipment director Mike McCord and his team, along with equipment manager Bucky Buchanan and assistant manager Dylan Keene, were honored at the NFL Owners Conference in Orlando last month.
The award is a championship belt reminiscent of boxing or professional wrestling, and is awarded to AFC and NFC teams upon the Cowboys' first victory.
“Anytime you get recognized by your peers and the NFL, it's a great award,” McCord said. “Obviously, a lot of hard work has gone into this. There are a lot of different people involved in this, from the interns to Bucky to Dylan to myself, and we also have support staff. Yeah, it's a huge honor and one of the things we're very grateful for.'' We're grateful that we won. ”
McCord credited head coach Mike McCarthy as a big reason for the award, considering New Era sponsors emphasize sideline apparel as one of the factors in determining the annual award winner. .
“If the head coach isn't wearing a hat or he's wearing the wrong hat, there's going to be a lot of TV coverage, so that's going to play into the bid,” McCord said. “Coach McCarthy was always great about wearing hats that we kept in our lockers. So that's a big aspect of being a head coach.”
McCord said he called McCarthy as soon as he heard about the award. The Packers' equipment staff won this award multiple times during McCarthy's time in Green Bay.
As for the Cowboys' equipment staff, McCord will be 36 years old.th Spend the season with your team.Buchanan turns 30th Keene has been on the Cowboys' equipment staff since 2012.
