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Jerry Jones celebrated his 82nd birthday on Sunday by watching his Dallas Cowboys get dismantled by the Detroit Lions 47-9. Two days later, he directed his frustrations towards a pair of hosts on the team’s flagship radio station.
Following an offseason that saw the Cowboys spend little on free agents and save big money spending on their own star players —CeeDee Lamb and Dak Prescott — Jones did not take fondly to being asked why he wasn’t more active on improving the roster.
Dallas Cowboys team owner Jerry Jones stands on the field during warmups before an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Jerome Miron)
Jones’ annoyance with the line of questioning had him appearing to threaten the jobs of 105.3 FM’s Shan Shariff, R.J. Choppy and Bobby Belt.
This is not your job. Your job isn’t to let me go over all the reasons that I did something and I’m sorry that I did it,” Jones said. That’s not your job. I’ll get somebody else to ask these questions. I’m not kidding. You’re not going to figure out what the team is doing right or wrong. If you are, or any five or 10 like you, you need to come to this [NFL owner’s] meeting I’m going to today with 32 teams here, you’re geniuses.
“Ya’ll really think you’re gonna sit here with a microphone and tell me all of the things that I’ve done wrong without going all over the rights? Listen, we both know we’re talking to a lot of great fans and a lot of great listeners. And I’m very sorry for what happened out there Sunday. I’m sick about what happened Sunday.
“One of the stupidest things I’ve ever done, that anybody had ever analyzed is buy the Cowboys. It was an idiot that did that. So idiot things can turn into good decisions. Smart things can turn into bad decisions. The facts are that when you make one, you don’t really know if it’s going to be good or not at the time. You want some conversation this morning, you’re getting it.”
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Publish date : 2024-10-15 16:14:30
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