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Mark Schofield

Leighton Vander Esch joins the army of jersey misspellings

Things did not get off to a good start for the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC wild-card round against the San Francisco 49ers.

The visitors have scored on each of their first three possessions, and with the Cowboys struggling to get anything going on the offensive side of the football, the 49ers have an early 13-0 lead. Thankfully for the Dallas fans, the Cowboys managed to put a touchdown on the board, and the teams headed to the locker room for halftime with the 49ers leading 16-7.

However, needing a comeback is just one of the problems the Cowboys are dealing with. Another? The nameplate on the back of linebacker Leighton Vander Esch’s jersey:

This is not the first time that a name has been misspelled on a jersey. Let’s look at some other examples.

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