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Cocky Cowboy Roy Williams at fault in engagement ring fiasco: The Tomball beautyqueen's case
When I first caught wind of the Dallas Cowboys receiver Roy Williams/Tomball native Brooke Daniels scandal, I couldn't figure out the fuss. There's a simple resolution to this, I thought: If you break it off, you return the ring. If your fiancé effs it up, you keep it. Turn that center stone into a nice new set of studs and move on.
When Daniels refused his proposal, however, Williams told her to hold on to the ring, evidently so sure of himself that he assumed she'd change her mind. When she didn't, he sued.
I've also heard funny caveats like, if you get engaged on Christmas or some other traditionally gift-giving holiday, the ring is yours to keep — even if the marriage isn't. I don't know about all that, but the rule, I thought, was simple. If you (the ring-wearer) are the one that doesn't want to go through with the wedding, be a class act and give it back.
So, at first I sided with Roy Williams on this one.
The Cowboys wideout proposed to former Miss Texas USA Brooke Daniels in February with a $76,600 ring. (He evidently made the romantic gesture via snail mail, mailing the ring and a recorded proposal along with $5,000 for school and dental bills and a baseball for his hopeful fiancé's younger brother.)
When Daniels refused his proposal, however, Williams told her to hold on to the ring, evidently so sure of himself that he assumed she'd change her mind. When she didn't, he sued.
Daniels' father, who lives in Tomball, told the Odessa American that the family will return the ring rather than engage in a lawsuit over it, but I don't know that they should. Sure, it's she who declined the engagement, but if a pro football player told you "No, keep it, you'll come around" (read: Good luck finding a better offer) would you not be tempted to take him up on his cocky offer?
