"That was unfortunate. That was kind of an exchange with our fans out in front of us, Jones said on Tuesday on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas. 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."
"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."
"Jones should have no problems settling the fine he has an estimated net worth of around $16bn. His fellow billionaire owners have also been fined large amounts by the NFL in recent years. The league fined Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper $300,000 for tossing a drink at fans during a January 2024 game, while then Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams was fined $250,000 in 2009 for making an obscene gesture at Bills fans after his team defeated Buffalo."
Jerry Jones was fined $250,000 by the NFL after viral video showed him appearing to flash his middle finger at New York Jets fans during the Cowboys' 37-22 win at MetLife Stadium. Jones asserted the gesture was inadvertent and intended as a thumbs-up and point to Cowboys fans celebrating after a late touchdown. Jones said there was a swarm of Cowboys fans near him and that the hand signal was a mistaken display made in excitement. The league has fined other wealthy owners for misconduct, including David Tepper ($300,000) and Bud Adams ($250,000 in 2009). Jones' estimated net worth is around $16 billion.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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