'A week that none of us will ever forget': Mike McCarthy on Markus Paul's death

Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy speaks about the "extremely difficult" week the Cowboys have had to endure with the death of Markus Paul on Wednesday 25th November, 2020, a day after being taken to the hospital in due to a medical emergency at the team's facility. He was 54.

The team said the cause of death was pending.

Paul was in his third season with the Cowboys after previous being a strength and conditioning coach with the New Orleans Saints, New England Patriots, New York Jets and 12 seasons with the New York Giants. Paul was part of five Super Bowl championships, three with the Patriots and two with the Giants.

The former NFL safety played for the Chicago Bears (1989-93) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1993). He played in 71 games with 17 starts over those five seasons. He was a fourth-round draft pick out of Syracuse, where he was an AP All-American as a senior in 1998.