Posted on 10/20/2022 6:31:54 AM PDT by Red Badger
Two of the NFL’s wealthiest owners had a fiery back-and-forth during a league-wide owners meeting on Tuesday.
The 32 NFL owners voted 31-1 for the compensation committee to reconstruct the contract of commissioner Roger Goodell. His contract is said to be up after the season ends, according to ESPN.
With the way the votes went, the NFL owners appear to be pleased with the job that Goodell has done since he took over the position from Paul Tagliabue in 2006, according to Bleacher Report. The one outlier who voted against the motion to reconstruct Goodell’s deal was none other than Dallas Cowboys owner, Jerry Jones.
Jones and New England Patriots owner, Robert Kraft, reportedly got into a heated exchange during the meeting, according to ESPN. Jones reportedly told Kraft, who voted with the overwhelming majority ,”don’t f— with me,” to which Kraft replied, “excuse me?”
As the motion passed, the boisterous Cowboys owner told Kraft, “don’t mess with me,” ESPN reported. Why Jones went at Kraft so hard is unknown but when two of the richest sports owners in world spar with verbal jabs at one another it makes for an interesting work day.
As the lone voter against the motion, Jones seems just completely unsatisfied with the job Goodell has done. A league source close to Jones told ESPN that the Cowboys owner believes that Goodell needs to do more to earn his new deal. The source said, “he is sensitive to awarding a big bonus to Roger before he performs and earns it.”
There may not be anyone as respected in the NFL as Jerry Jones is, but to put Kraft in check like this is a bush league move.
Ya dot 9 weeks left...
“How ‘bout thm Cowboys!”
I share your distaste for Goodell. While I can appreciate the difficulty of herding 32 billionaires, he’s not the only guy that can do that. There’s also very talented people that can negotiate TV contracts. I don’t know why they keep.him.
Jerry Jones is from Arkansas. not Texas.
Go Lions!
I wrote it, show me where I used the word respect that you attributed to me.
Anyone that thinks football is a life priority needs to have their head examined.
Jerry Jones invested $1 billion in the construction of AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
The city kicked in with the roads and utility lines, etc.
The city then opened many new restaurants, various stores and hotels. The city has made tons of $$ from taxes and increased businesses; much more than originally invested. Keep in mind that the stadium is used for much more than just Cowboys games.
I seem to recall that back in the Cowboys early days, owner Clint Murchison and GM Tex Schramm worked a deal where the Cowboys kept all revenue from the sale of their jerseys, caps, mugs, glasses, etc.
Has that changed?
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