Jerry Jones is not today's typical NFL franchise owner, as he also serves as the team's general manager.
Some have questioned whether Jones, 81, should remain at the helm of the franchise, and he defended himself with an expletive-filled statement when talking about the possibility of handing the keys to someone else.
“I've done it all,” he told DLLS, “so I'm (tremendously) confident that if someone can figure out how to get this damn thing done, so can I. I've been everywhere since Sunday and I've worked so, so, so hard.”
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Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones attends a joint practice with the Los Angeles Rams on August 8, 2024 in Oxnard, California. (Kevorkh Djansezian/Getty Images)
“There's nobody who makes a living cutting and shooting that can't talk about the hard work that went into it so many times. So, absolutely, there's nobody who's come in here and done all the signings and is a better GM than me.”
“I'm in pretty good health for my age,” said Jones, who is well known as the man in charge of all things running one of the most valuable franchises in sports.
CeeDee Lamb completes contract extension talks with Cowboys: reports
One of those moves reportedly came on Monday, when the Cowboys and star receiver CeeDee Lamb finally came to terms on a lucrative contract extension worth $34 million per season, making Lamb the highest-paid receiver in franchise history.
But Jones created a public rift when he told reporters he was “in no rush” to sign Lamb, who will lead the league in receptions in 2024. Jones is also in negotiations with quarterback Dak Prescott and head coach Mike McCarthy, whose contract expires before the start of the regular season.
But Jones knows that even if there is a GM, he will have the final say on all decisions.

CeeDee Lamb and Jerry Jones attend Michael Rubin's Fanatics Super Bowl Party at Marquee Nightclub at the Cosmopolitan on February 10, 2024 in Las Vegas. (Rich Polk/Getty Images via Fanatics)
“And the responsibility is on me,” he said. “If something goes wrong, I have to take responsibility. So no one can ever give enough, and no one can give enough. No one can do that.”
“The reason I don't get someone else to do the GM is because there's no one who can actually do it properly, so they have to ask me… because I know where you're going to end up paying for it.”
Jones knows he's not some genius who has always done the right thing over the decades — if he was, the Cowboys would have at least made it to the NFC Championship Game and not the Super Bowl in each of their past 13 playoff appearances — but that hasn't happened.
“It gets emotional sometimes,” Jones said. “Well, he's the one who makes the final decisions in running this business. Now, when he's incapacitated, when he's old, when he can't do anything anymore… I'm nowhere near that point.”
Jones bought the Cowboys in 1989 and led them to three Super Bowl victories in the six years since he took over. His leadership has been recognized by the NFL, and he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2017.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones speaks to the media before a preseason game against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium on August 11, 2024 in Inglewood, California. (Jordan Kelly/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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Jones bought the Cowboys for $150 million, and according to Forbes, the team is now worth $9 billion.
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