Jerry Jones has responded to his frequent mentions in a bombshell report.
ESPN published a report Thursday on the embattled Washington Commanders owner, who has been accused of a litany of wrongdoing ranging from sexual misconduct to cultivating a toxic workplace environment. In the story, Snyder is said to have collected secrets on other NFL owners, as well as Roger Goodell, presumably in an effort to get the other owners to not vote him out due to fear of retaliation.
The Dallas Cowboys owner played a somewhat prominent role in the story. While he and a Cowboys spokesperson declined comment to ESPN, the story said, citing anonymous sources, that Snyder has directly told another owner that he has “dirt” and “a file” on Jones.
Further, the ESPN story said Jones told confidants he might no longer be able to protect Snyder, who supposedly had “bad-mouthed” Jones to others.
Jones addressed the story in his weekly Friday appearance on “The K&C Masterpiece.”
"I don't have that background at all, so I don't have anything to say about it other than I don't know where people got the supposed resource from me,” Jones said. “I can only speak to that. I can't speak to anything else that was said there. I've got a long relationship with Dan, it's certainly a competitive one on the field, and one that is part of the NFL.
“Anything in that was news to me. I don't have those kinds of problems, but if anybody wants to put something in my car or wants to listen to something on the phone, get in line, cause I’m sure there’s a lot of it out there.”
In the aftermath of the story, Thursday Night Football voice Al Michaels slipped in an interesting comment during the broadcast, saying he thinks the NFL wants Snyder to just sell the team.
Asked if he has heard those murmurs or gets that sense from other owners, Jones was blunt.
“I do not, and that’s all I’ve got to say about that. But I do not,” Jones said.
Jones and the Cowboys have had some legal matters of their own to handle this year. A 25-year-old woman filed a lawsuit saying Jones is her father, however that lawsuit has since been dropped. The Cowboys also paid $2.4 million in a settlement after allegations by cheerleaders of voyeurism in 2015 by Rich Dalrymple, a high-ranking executive who was the longtime senior vice president for public relations and communications.
The owners are scheduled to meet next week, though not because of the Snyder situation. It’s unclear if there are plans to add that to the agenda.
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