Jerry Jones Dropping idea of a Lawsuit

[ShortRound]

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/jerry-jones-says-he-wont-sue-nfl-over-roger-goodells-contract/

from the article:

Last week, the NFL sent a letter to Cowboys owner Jerry Jones accusing hims of "conduct detrimental to the league" after Jones threatened to sue the other owners if they approved commissioner Roger Goodell's new contract.

It was the latest escalation between the league and Jones, a schism that appears to have origins in Goodell's decision to suspend Cowboys star running back Ezekiel Elliott for six games.

But on Tuesday, Jones abruptly dropped the idea of a lawsuit.

According to a letter from Jones to Falcons owner and chair of the compensation committee Arthur Blank obtained by the New York Times, Jones' initial concern was that only those owners on the compensation committee had a say in Goodell's contract; he wanted every owner to have "a voice in approving the terms." And now that, in Jones' view, the committee "is receiving valuable feedback from a number of owners," he is "standing down from my threat of litigation against the committee."

 

[links18]

Jerry has been "dealt with."

 

[Sydla]

Now maybe he'll actually pay attention to the crap product on the field and work to fix that instead of the league itself.

 

[ShortRound]

I thought he was coming out with guns ablaze?

 

[Sydla]

If only Jones held his head coach to the standards he wants to hold Garrett and other owners.

Sigh.

 

[aria]

If only Jones held his head coach to the standards he wants to hold Garrett and other owners.

Sigh.

If only he held himself to the same standards...

 

[Sydla]

If only he held himself to the same standards...

Well that's impossible.

 

[cowboyblue22]

he was never going to sue the league he is not near as powerful as he thinks he is jed needs to worry about the dallas cowboys and what they are doing and not worry so much about the league and making money

 

[Staubacher]

Thanks Jerrah - made a big stink to guarantee the calls go against us and ignore the turdstorm your team is leaving on the field.

 

[knightrider94]

If only Jones held his head coach to the standards he wants to hold Garrett and other owners.

Sigh.

You mean Goodell?

 

[Shake_Tiller]

Not sure I buy yet that this is a deescalation or total retreat. Maybe. But this could as easily be a tactical maneuver. A good tactician will apply pressure to make a point then relieve pressure as circumstances warrant. The idea is to achieve a goal.

Jerry Jones made a point. The owners not on the Competition Committee have seen how far the committee members will go to squash dissent. They can probably guess that negative information about Jones was leaked by the league and/or the committee. They have seen the threats of franchise renewal. It's entirely possible Jones' aim was to demonstrate the lengths to which Goodell and his allies will go to bring individual owners in line. Even those owners who dislike Jones must wonder on some level whether they could receive similar treatment given a new set of circumstances.

 

[triplets92]

We have been taking L's on and off the field all season. Goodell and the NFL have publicly smacked around The Cowboys and Jerry Jones several times this year. It's time for JJ to tuck his tail between his legs and stand in the corner with his mouth shut until this whole thing (The 2017 season) blows over. it's to the point now that it's embarrassing every time he opens his mouth.

 

[Sydla]

You mean Goodell?

Whoops. Yeah.

 

[9darter]

LOL, he's a powerful dude, I see. Good for him he has his cash cow and can afford to care little about postseason success.

Sickening.

 

[Jake]

Jerry has been "dealt with."

Jerry is a business man. It's a business decision. If he thought he could win, he'd pursue it.

Jerry the GM is one thing, but the guy didn't get where he is by being "dealt with" in business.

 

[TheCount]

Goodell told him to take a seat next to Robert Kraft and wait for his name to be called before speaking.

 

[TheCount]

Jerry is a business man. It's a business decision. If he thought he could win, he'd pursue it.

Jerry the GM is one thing, but the guy didn't get where he is by being "dealt with" in business.

lol, he's about as likely to win this battle as Zeke was to win his appeal.

 

[links18]

Jerry is a business man. It's a business decision. If he thought he could win, he'd pursue it.

Jerry the GM is one thing, but the guy didn't get where he is by being "dealt with" in business.

So he threatened a lawsuit he couldn't win and got publicly smacked down by the rest of the league and that makes him a smart business man? Goodell, who Jerry said he was coming after with "everything he has," will be extended; where is the win for Jerry?

 

[Grevus]

He has no choice and finally realized he looks like a fool. Damage is done. Time to move on, but I'm sure Jerry will still try to get even in the future.

 

[Walker]

Embarrassing