It was with great sadness to learn of the sudden passing of longtime Cowboys staff member and dear friend, Phil Whitfield.  Phil began his career at Texas Stadium in 1993 where he served as a security guard at both Texas Stadium and AT&T Stadium, along with an important role with the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. During their annual auditions, Phil had an active spot on CMT's "DCC: Making the Team", where he welcomed candidates into Preliminary Auditions, revealed the numbers moving onto Semi Finals and helped announce the