"Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones is being fined $250,000 by the NFL for his "inadvertent" obscene gesture toward fans at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter. Videos on social media showed Jones quickly flashing his middle finger late in the Cowboys' 37-22 victory over the New York Jets -- after Dak Prescott's fourth touchdown pass increased the lead to 37-14."
"[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."
Jerry Jones received a $250,000 fine from the NFL for an "inadvertent" obscene hand gesture toward fans at MetLife Stadium during the Cowboys' 37-22 win over the New York Jets. Social media videos captured Jones flashing his middle finger after Dak Prescott's fourth touchdown increased the lead. Jones described the gesture as unfortunate and inadvertent, saying he intended a thumbs-up while reacting to excited Cowboys fans and that he can appeal the fine. The league has fined other owners for poor fan interactions, including a $300,000 fine for David Tepper last year and a $250,000 fine for Bud Adams in 2009.
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