"The NFL said Tuesday it has fined Jerry Jones $250,000 for an obscene gesture toward fans at MetLife Stadium that the Dallas owner said was "inadvertent" and intended for fans of the Cowboys, not the New York Jets."
""That was unfortunate. That was kind of an exchange with our fans out in front of us," Jones said on 105.3 The Fan. "There was a swarm of Cowboys fans out in front - not Jets fans, Cowboys fans. The entire stadium was brimming with enthusiasm of Cowboys and certainly late in the game.""
""(The gesture) was inadvertent on my part because that was right after we made our last touchdown, and we were all excited about it," Jones said. "There wasn't any antagonistic issue or anything like that. I just put up the wrong show on the hand. That was inadvertently done. I'm not kidding. If you want to call it accidental, you can call it accidental. But it got straightened around pretty quick. I had a chance to look at it. It got straightened out pretty quick, but the intention was 'thumbs up,' and basically pointing at our fans because everybody was jumping up and down excited.""
The NFL fined Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones $250,000 for making an obscene gesture toward fans at MetLife Stadium. Jones said the gesture was inadvertent, intended as a thumbs-up to Cowboys fans and not directed at the New York Jets. The action occurred late in Dallas' 37-22 victory, shortly after Dak Prescott's fourth touchdown pass with 4:31 remaining, and a video of the gesture went viral. The team indicated Jones is likely to appeal and has until Friday to decide. The league has issued similar fines previously, including David Tepper and the late Bud Adams for fan-directed incidents.
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