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Jerry Jones is certainly a man who marches to the beat of his own drum. It’s part of what made him such a rich man and allowed him to become the owner of the iconic Dallas Cowboys.
Dude is the kind of guy who can relish having a fan yelling “f**k you” right in his face on one day, then go out and buy a $250 million superyacht on another.
He’s also not afraid to drop a few truth bombs (as he sees it) on the media when called for, especially when it comes to negotiating with the NFL, the commissioner, his coach or his players.
So on Tuesday at Cowboys training camp when Jon Machota of The Athletic asked Jones about how contract negotiations were going with star players Ezekiel Elliott, Dak Prescott and Amari Cooper, Jerry was ready with an analogy… a really horrific analogy.
“Picture you were a driver of a car and you had a wreck and your hand was almost severed off, but you didn’t understand your anatomy,” Jones told Machota. “You look down, you’re spurting blood, you open the door, and run to the woods, and either die bleeding to death or shock. The educated man looks down, knows his anatomy, squeezes and knows his best chance is to wait for help. That’s because he’s been there a lot and done that. So I’m squeezing and waiting for help.”
Jerry Jones just used an incredible analogy to explain how he’s been there before, so he’s not worried about contract negotiations with Dak Prescott, Ezekiel Elliott and Amari Cooper: pic.twitter.com/V6cjKpIm18
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) August 14, 2019
What… the f**k, Jerry? Where did that visual come from? Please tell me it didn’t come of the top of your head.
A reporter then followed up by asking Jones where this “help” is going to come from?
“Pull it out of my ***,” Jones replied with a laugh.
Reporter: Where is your help going to come from?
Jerry Jones: "Pull it out of my (starts laughing)."
Reporter: That's another part of the anatomy.
Jerry Jones: "Exactly. We're having an anatomy lesson. ... That's the best one of all." https://t.co/xw6HomUoqJ
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) August 14, 2019
Not that he’s worried. He’s Jerry F***ing Jones!
Is Jerry Jones worried that he might not have Ezekiel Elliott for Week 1?
"I'm not in any way, but I certainly know that we're in a situation where it could be Week 1, or be Week 2. It could go into the season, of course. That's the facts. If it doesn't, it's probably no harm."
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) August 14, 2019
It appears Jones’ stance on new contracts comes from some lessons he’s learned about doling out big contracts and overpaying for top players.
Jerry Jones on managing Cowboys' top contracts: "I've got to realize that I could let a DeMarcus Ware out of here because I don't have enough money, because I paid it to too many others. That happened to me. I don't want that to happen again. And we've got some top talent here."
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) August 14, 2019
Meanwhile, Elliott continues to hold out and is reportedly very serious about sitting out the season like Le’Veon Bell last year did if the Cowboys don’t come up with a new deal.