Cowboys run out of patience with Whitehead

OXNARD, California - The Dallas Cowboys released receiver and kick returner Lucky Whitehead on Monday after the third-year player was linked to a shoplifting arrest in his home state of Virginia, with his agent saying he believes it was a case of mistaken identity.

Whitehead said he "didn't know about that" as he was escorted off the field by a member of the Cowboys' public-relations staff after the first morning walkthrough practice of training camp.

He was released later in the day.