Cowboys pour salt in Hail Mary wound

May 6, 2016 at 12:11AM

File this under: because we haven't been hurt enough.

Former Cowboys greats Roger Staubach and Drew Pearson were on hand in suburban Dallas on Wednesday as the organization showed off plans to create a Ring of Honor walkway at the team's headquarters.

And just for kicks, the ex-QB Staubach threw a longish pass to Pearson — you could even consider it a Hail Mary — which the former wide receiver caught.

Even though these men are long since retired and were wearing suits, it was SO FUNNY* to see them in some semblance of re-enacting the Hail Mary that ended the Vikings' 1975 season.

Nate Wright was apparently not available to play third wheel as the man falling to the ground on the play.

*By so funny, I mean incredibly painful, even if I once wrote that Pearson didn't really push off on that fateful play.

Read Michael Rand's blog at startribune.com/randball. michael.rand@startribune.com.

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