Posted on 11/02/2022 11:02:00 AM PDT by Red Badger
"I’m being very careful here because I’m getting real close to a fine."
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones may find himself in hot water with the NFL after wearing a blind referee costume with glasses and a cane for Halloween. The NFL usually doesn’t take too kindly to jokes by NFL team officials or players at the expense of referees.
When asked by a reporter why he wore that costume over the weekend, Jones didn’t seem to take it too seriously. In fact, he said imitation is the highest form of flattery.
“I had a lot of fun,” he said. “I’m being very careful here because I’m getting real close to a fine. It shows how much I love them to dress up as them…how much I respect their decision-making.”
Not sure the NFL will accept Jones’s explanation but at least he is aware of the possibility that he may see a fine coming his way because of the joke. The NFL is not known for having a good sense of humor when it comes to these types of things. Legendary Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon battled with the late NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle about wearing a headband during a game. Despite being fined, McMahon kept doing it. When he was a wide receiver, Chad Johnson altered his uniform before an NFL game, the NFL levied a huge fine against him. Given that he’s a billionaire, whatever fine the NFL levied on him would likely be negligible anyway.
In major league sports, thou shalt not insult thy referees..................
LOL, Jerry probably pays his call girls way more than any fine the NFL would levy on him.
The NFL needs to lose their “non profit” status, among other things.
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