The NFL has fined Dallas Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones $250,000 for what he claims was an “inadvertent” obscene gesture in the direction of followers on the New York Jets’ MetLife Stadium on Sunday.
Viral clips captured Jones showing to flash his center finger at Jets followers in the course of the Cowboys’ 37-22 win. Jones claimed he was truly attempting to present Cowboys followers within the stadium the thumbs up as his group rolled in the direction of victory late within the fourth quarter.
“That was unlucky. That was type of an change with our followers out in entrance of us,” Jones stated on Tuesday on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas. “There was a swarm of Cowboys followers out in entrance – not Jets followers, Cowboys followers. All the stadium was brimming with enthusiasm of Cowboys, and positively late within the sport.
“[The gesture] was inadvertent on my half as a result of that was proper after we made our final landing, and we have been all enthusiastic about it. There wasn’t any antagonistic challenge or something like that. I simply put up the flawed present on the hand. That was inadvertently achieved. I’m not kidding. If you wish to name it unintended, you possibly can name it unintended. Nevertheless it obtained straightened round fairly fast. I had an opportunity to have a look at it. It obtained straightened out fairly fast, however the intention was ‘thumbs up,’ and mainly pointing at our followers as a result of all people was leaping up and down excited.”
Jones shouldn’t have any issues settling the tremendous – he has an estimated web value of round $16bn. His fellow billionaire house owners have additionally been fined giant quantities by the NFL in recent times. The league fined Carolina Panthers proprietor David Tepper $300,000 for tossing a drink at followers throughout a January 2024 sport, whereas then Tennessee Titans proprietor Bud Adams was fined $250,000 in 2009 for making an obscene gesture at Payments followers after his group defeated Buffalo.
Jones, who has a aptitude for publicity, had a busy offseason as he was criticized by giant elements of the Cowboys’ fanbase when the group traded their finest participant, move rusher Micah Parsons, to the Inexperienced Bay Packers. He was additionally a central determine in a Netflix documentary that explored how he constructed the Cowboys into probably the most priceless – though not most profitable – sports activities franchise on the earth.
