Dallas Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones was in excessive spirits Sunday as his beloved crew closed out a 37-22 win over the New York Jets on Sunday at MetLife Stadium. The win improved the Cowboys to 2-2-1 on the younger season, maintaining them inside putting distance of the Philadelphia Eagles within the NFC East.
Nevertheless, Jones’ pleasure within the proprietor’s field might price him.
Social media was stuffed Sunday night with clips of the Cowboys proprietor … maintaining international relations with Jets followers, to borrow a phrase from Goose within the authentic High Gun.
Sure, we all know the finger, Goose.
Right here is one other angle for those who’re maintaining rating at residence:
If previous is prologue, that might lighten Jones’ pockets a bit. Again in 2009, the NFL fined Tennessee Titans proprietor Bud Adams $250,000 for the same sequence of gestures made within the course of Buffalo Payments followers, in a recreation the Titans gained by a remaining rating of 41-17. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was truly at that recreation and had been within the luxurious field with Adams for the primary three quarters.
Goodell had left the field to sit down with followers for the fourth quarter when the incident occurred.
“I do understand that these varieties of issues shouldn’t occur,” Adams stated in an announcement. “I must particularly apologize to the Payments, their followers, our followers and the NFL. I clearly have a substantial amount of respect for Ralph Wilson and the historical past we’ve got shared.”
Through the 2023 season the league fined Carolina Panthers proprietor David Tepper $300,000 for throwing a drink within the course of Jacksonville Jaguars followers, in a recreation at EverBank Stadium. That incident, which occurred shortly after a Bryce Younger interception, got here in a recreation the Panthers misplaced 26-0.
“I’m deeply obsessed with this crew and remorse my conduct on Sunday,” stated Tepper in an announcement. “I ought to have let NFL stadium safety deal with any points that arose. I respect the NFL’s code of conduct and settle for the League’s self-discipline for my conduct.”
We’ll see what the NFL decides concerning Jones quickly sufficient.