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- Dallas mayor Eric Johnson seems to think bringing a second NFL team to the city would be a good idea.
- Cowboys owner Jerry Jones doesn’t think that’s the case.
- Jones shut down the mayor’s idea with some harsh criticism.
The Dallas Cowboys are the most valuable sports franchise on the planet, not just the United States. They also have one of the largest, most passionate fanbases in all of sports, and Dallas mayor Eric Johnson thinks those facts add up to bringing a second NFL team to the city as a good opportunity.
Johnson has been tossing around the idea for well over a month now about bringing another team to Dallas:
The answer is Dallas. Why? We are about to pass the Chicago metro and become the #3 metro in the US, which would make us the largest US metro WITHOUT 2 teams. Football is king here. Dallas needs an expansion team and we would be able to sustain 2 @NFL teams better than LA or NY. https://t.co/ikG0oeZq4T
— Mayor Eric L. Johnson (@Johnson4Dallas) May 5, 2022
The mayor doesn’t just have his sights set on an expansion team, either, he’s floated the idea of the Chargers or Jaguars moving to Texas too:
So which AFC team do you want to see move to Southern Dallas? @chargers or @Jaguars 🫣
— Mayor Eric L. Johnson (@Johnson4Dallas) May 5, 2022
Johnson recently jumped on the report of Chargers’ owner Dean Spanos being accused of misogynistic behavior to push the idea of bringing the team to Dallas from Los Angeles.
Southern Dallas is the fresh start the @Chargers need! Several sites, including @cottonbowlstad and Hensley Field, would be ideal locations for a state of the art practice facility and world headquarters or stadium. We’re ready for the @NFL in @CityOfDallas! @nflcommish https://t.co/9ed398cOqp
— Mayor Eric L. Johnson (@Johnson4Dallas) June 10, 2022
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones isn’t having any of it, however.
Jones spoke to the Dallas Morning News about Johnson’s proposals.
“Well, I like the mayor,” Jones began.
“I like him personally, but he doesn’t have the depth. He doesn’t have the knowledge that others have regarding how unique Dallas is and how we enjoy the interest in the Cowboys. He wouldn’t want to water that down as it relates to Dallas if he knew as much, and has spent as much time in sports as I have.”
Just a classic ‘with all due respect, but’ statement from Jones. He literally begins by saying he likes the mayor before saying “he doesn’t have the depth” four words later.
Jones later said that the NFL wouldn’t want to water down its most valuable market by adding another team in the Dallas area, which you can’t argue.