Jerry Jones is not your typical NFL franchise owner, as he also serves as his team's general manager.
At 81, some have questioned whether Jones should remain the man calling the shots at his franchise, and he himself was expletive-laced when discussing the possibility of handing the keys to someone else.
“I've done it all,” he told DLLS. “So I have a [inordinate] I'm very confident that, damn, if someone can figure out how to do this, I can figure out how to do it. I've been there since Sunday and [I have] You broke my ass a lot, a lot.
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Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones attends a joint practice with the Los Angeles Rams during training camp on August 8, 2024, in Oxnard, California. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
“There's nobody alive that's out there cutting and shooting that can't give you a bunch of busted ass times. So, of course not, there's nobody that can come in here and do all the signings… and be a better general manager than I can do it.”
Jones, who said he is “pretty healthy for my age,” is known as the man through whom everything happens for his franchise, which ranks as the most valuable in the sport.
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One of those moves reportedly came on Monday when the Cowboys and star receiver CeeDee Lamb finally reached an agreement on a lucrative extension that pays $34 million per season to make him the highest-paid receiver in franchise history.
However, Jones created a public rift when he told reporters he had “no urgency” to reach a deal with Lamb, the league leader in receptions in 2024. Jones also has quarterback Dak Prescott and head coach Mike McCarthy on expiring deals heading into the regular season.
But Jones knows that even if he had a general manager in place, he would be the one making the final decisions on everything.
CeeDee Lamb and Jerry Jones attend Michael Rubin's Super Bowl Fanatics Party at Marquee Nightclub at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on February 10, 2024. (Rich Polk/Getty Images for fans)
“Plus, I'm the one in charge,” he said. “When things get tough, I have to take charge. And then, you can't give anybody enough, you can't give. There's nobody who can do it.”
“The reason I don't let anybody else be the general manager is because I don't have anybody else that I can let do it right. And they're going to have to come to me… because I know where they're going to pay for it.”
Jones knows he's not a genius who's made all the right decisions over the decades. If that were the case, the Cowboys would have at least made it to an NFC Championship Game, let alone the Super Bowl, in their last 13 playoff appearances. They haven't.
“I get sensitive about it sometimes,” Jones said. “Well, when it comes to directing this, I want him to be the one to make the final decision. Now, when I can't think shit, when I'm old and can't even do it… but I'm a long way from not being able to do it, too.”
Jones bought the Cowboys in 1989 and helped engineer a team that won three Super Bowls in its first six years. His leadership has been recognized by the NFL, having been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2017.
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones speaks to the media before a preseason game against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California on August 11, 2024. (Jordon Kelly/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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Jones bought the Cowboys for $150 million. Today, according to Forbes, they are worth $9 billion.
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