Jerry Jones was the owner, president and general manager of the company Dallas Cowboys since he bought the team in 1989.
The wise moves he made in the 1990s allowed the team to win three Super Bowls, but the team has not achieved the same success since its last title win during the 1995 season. Dallas hasn’t been able to make it back to the big game since then, and they haven’t NFC Championship look.
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Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones before the game against the Washington Commanders at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on January 5, 2025. (Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Pictures)
Despite recently winning 12 games three years in a row, Dallas still hasn’t made it out of the divisional round. As fans scrutinize Jones’ decision-making, the 82-year-old billionaire has made it clear he has no plans to step down as general manager.
“No. Just, no,” he said on Sunday, on the way The Athletic. “I bought the team, I think the first thing out of my mouth was … someone asked, ‘Did you buy this for your kids?’ I said, ‘Hell no, I bought it for myself.’ And I didn’t buy an investment, I bought an occupation, and I bought something to do.
“I was 46 (years old). I bought something that I’m going to do for the rest of my life. That’s what I’m doing. So, no. The facts are, since I have to decide where the money is going to be spent, then I might as well stop all of that– — that’s what he calls it anyway.”
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones signs autographs before the Washington Commanders game at AT&T Stadium on January 5, 2025. (Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Pictures)
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Jones has a list of key personnel decisions coming as the Cowboys enter the offseason.
Head Coach Mike McCarthy’s the contract expires with some hope of returning at the helm in 2025. The team will also have to decide what to do with players like Zack Martin, DeMarcus Lawrence, Brandin Cooks and Jourdan Lewis, who could become free agents in March.
The team exercised its fifth-year option on pass rusher Micah Parsons, but he will definitely be looking for a new contract soon.
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones before a game against the Eagles on Dec. 29, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Dallas had an injury-riddled 2024 season and finished 7-10.
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