Cowboys’ Jerry Jones has no interest in giving up GM job: ‘I bought a job’

Jerry Jones has been owner, president and general manager of the Dallas Cowboys since purchasing the team in 1989.

The shrewd moves he made in the 1990s allowed the team to win three Super Bowls, but the team hasn’t had the same success since it last won the title during the 1995 season. Dallas hasn’t returned to the big game since. , nor has he appeared in the NFC Championship.

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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. (Images by Kevin Jairaj-Imagn)

Even winning 12 games three years in a row recently, Dallas had yet to make it out of the divisional round. As fans increase scrutiny of Jones’ decision-making, the 82-year-old billionaire made it clear that he has no plans to relinquish the general manager role.

“No. Just, no,” he said Sunday via The Athletic. “I bought the equipment, I think the first thing out of my mouth… 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 and I bought something that I was going to do.

“I was 46 (years old). I bought something that I was 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 spent, then you might as well eliminate all that nonsense. Anyway, that’s who’s making the decision.”

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones signs autographs before the Washington Commanders game at AT&T Stadium on Jan. 5, 2025. (Images by Kevin Jairaj-Imagn)

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Jones has a list of crucial personnel decisions as the Cowboys enter the offseason.

Head coach Mike McCarthy’s contract is expiring with some hope that he will return to 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 come to the agency free. 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.