Twitter: Jerry Jones Responds to $2.4M Settlement Paid to Cheerleaders

Aven8 said:

Life is rough at the top sometimes. Your employee screws up and you have to pay for that. 400k per cheerleader was a nice gesture IMO.

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Exactly, the Cheerleaders made out like bandits. Sure beats their $50 game check.

He's had days to come up with that? He needs to upgrade his crisis management company.

The plus is people are used to nonsensical statements from him and no one expected anything different than his mouth moving and one of us doesn't have their brain engaged.

Risen Star said:

The only way I'll ever care about this is if it leads to Jerry being forced to sell the team.

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LOL, I like that.

Sydla said:

This isn’t a court of law.

And Jerry didn’t pay 2.4 million and have everyone sign NDAs for ***** and giggles.

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Don't you think it'd be way more if there was proof? 2.4 million to keep the negative news out of the public is chump change. If the cheerleaders attorney could find actual evidence i'm thinking they would have received a much much bigger payment. But its 1 eye witness word vs his word. With no other proof there is nothing they can do legally but go after money, and only getting 2.4 million out of a billionaire is way too low if anything actually happened the way she says it did.

His very first comment is on the value of the cheerleaders to the franchise. Not the rights of the women or how sorry/sad he is. Not an apology.

It’s shameful.

Jerry didn't invent NDAs. Every major corporation in America makes new employees sign a NDA as a condition of employment, and they agree to internal arbitration waiving the right to sue. Every corporation that issues such conditions is looking to protect the reputation of the company. These are not absolute of course but they are very common. I don't know if the Cowboys required this in 2016, but I know most large corporations have tons of cases like these on file. Some where there is obvious guilt by an employee and many where it is a he said - she said. I am not saying what Dalrymple allegedly did was okay. If he did it he should have been fired. But the NDA protects both parties. Right now for example, we are hearing what ESPN claims they found. Perhaps they spoke with the cheerleaders in question or someone close to the situation. But the NDA protects the sources of this information because the results of the Cowboys investigation are kept from the public the same way the cheerleaders testimony is by the NDA. Jerry can only say it was investigated and he took appropriate action because he cannot reveal the facts any more than the cheerleaders can.

BTW, the case involving the WFT is different than this one. In that case the Owner himself as well as a few executives were implicated by the accusations. The entire organization appeared to be accused. The Cowboys case involves one employee of the Cowboys, and not the rest of the organization. In any company in America a similar case would be investigated by the company and not an outside investigator.

As for the Cowboys paying off the cheerleaders, I am certain the Cheerleaders in question were offered the settlement to "settle the accusations". I am also sure they had attorneys representing them. At any point if they felt the conditions of the agreement we insufficient they could have demanded more from the Cowboys. They were not forced to sign the settlement agreement. Nor were the Cowboys forced to offer them the settlement. At that time both sides were satisfied with the arrangement.

Jerry is also partially correct. Accusations like this can tarnish and entire organization and the Cowboys Cheerleaders brand. The Cowboys Cheerleaders are special compared to the cheerleading squads of other teams. Of course he would want the accusations not to be public to protect the brand. That's a no brainer. I am pretty sure the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, who are their own brand, would feel the same way. I just don't agree it was done for the benefit of the fans.

Again, I am not defending Dalrymple. I am only suggesting we do not have all the facts. We should not jump to conclusions. And, the settlement and NDA are not unusual or unethical.

I watched this interview and I just found it bizarre. He becomes more creepy by the day

charron said:

Don't you think it'd be way more if there was proof? 2.4 million to keep the negative news out of the public is chump change. If the cheerleaders attorney could find actual evidence i'm thinking they would have received a much much bigger payment. But its 1 eye witness word vs his word. With no other proof there is nothing they can do legally but go after money, and only getting 2.4 million out of a billionaire is way too low if anything actually happened the way she says it did.

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My understanding is it was $400,000 given to 6 cheerleaders. That seems like a lot for a peeping Tom charge, especially if no evidence was found to corroborate the story. This is the one part that troubles me. Jerry handed out a large settlement but then did nothing to Dalrymple? Not even docked his pay or cut his bonus? Maybe they did. I don't know.

charron said:

Don't you think it'd be way more if there was proof? 2.4 million to keep the negative news out of the public is chump change. If the cheerleaders attorney could find actual evidence i'm thinking they would have received a much much bigger payment. But its 1 eye witness word vs his word. With no other proof there is nothing they can do legally but go after money, and only getting 2.4 million out of a billionaire is way too low if anything actually happened the way she says it did.

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Likely not. He didn't physically assault them or touch them. He was a peeper.

Jerry paid because 1) he knows it's likely true, 2) he didn't want this litigated in the media and possibly court. Even if he knew he had a case and could win, $2.4 million is a pittance to pay to keep any charges or trial from happening. On the flipside, I tend to agree with your assessment that the attorney for the cheerleaders likely knew he would have a hard time proving this in court so when Dallas offered what they did, he thought it was probably the best outcome. Basically both sides made a risk assessment - Jerry viewed the downside of a trial or charges being filed and the small possibility of a conviction much worse than $2.4 million. The cheerleaders understood the risk in filing charges or going to trial for more, so they took the $400K per person.

I have little doubt that the Cowboys staffer did it and that Jerry wanted to pay to make it go away. In fairness, this also isn't anything like what went on with the Washington Commanders.

Risen Star said:

The only way I'll ever care about this is if it leads to Jerry being forced to sell the team.

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As it should.....I'm convinced he paid this to go away. With Jerry's history....that's what he's done in the past. This isn't like it's the first time he's bought his way out of trouble.

Creeper said:

My understanding is it was $400,000 given to 6 cheerleaders. That seems like a lot for a peeping Tom charge, especially if no evidence was found to corroborate the story. This is the one part that troubles me. Jerry handed out a large settlement but then did nothing to Dalrymple? Not even docked his pay or cut his bonus? Maybe they did. I don't know.

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600K to 4 less the 1/3 to the attorneys.

There is no proof of the video and none showed up in public so other than Dalrymple getting to see them in various stages of undress, no other harm was done.

I do think the cheerleader thing happened and he used a different phone. If he planned this, he would have a plan to protect himself with a burner or separate account. According to the crisis management investigator, he didn't have another phone. A guy is going to do this but tell the truth about not having another phone?

His story is full of holes. I have no doubt he did it but the why and was there anyone else complicit in this? Why risk his career and public embarrassment?

I would like to see the movie he made but I guess I'll have to wait for the John Grisham novel.

SultanOfSix said:

Jerry took these allegations as seriously as he takes winning a Super Bowl.

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So I guess this means he took it very seriously since he won 3 of them. Great post.

Is Dalrymple worth $2.4 million?

dogberry said:

Is Dalrymple worth $2.4 million?

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If his job 1 at that time is getting his boss in the HOF, yep, and then some.

Still hard to imagine a high end sports facility would permit emoyees card access to a back door of those "iconic" cheerleaders locker room

Who was in charge of the investigation?

AmericasTeam81 said:

Who was in charge of the investigation?

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Wilkinson, the crisis management guy under contract to the team. It was an internal investigation.

Doomsday77 said:

So I guess this means he took it very seriously since he won 3 of them. Great post.

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Did he though? Did he “seriously” sign those checks.

I’ll chalk the first three as the seriousness of the other JJ that resulted in 3 SBs in 7 years and not even an NFCC game in going now on 27 years to the JJ that still remains.

I like JJ as an owner. I’m sure he’s a “cool cat” when it comes to taking care of his own family, friends, and others in his sphere. But as a serious GM, he’s sucked balls and has the track record to prove it.

CouchCoach said:

Wilkinson, the crisis management guy under contract to the team. It was an internal investigation.

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Internal lol