Jerry Jones: NFL not bringing another team to Dallas despite mayor’s wishes

This isn’t meant to start out a back-and-forth between Cowboys proprietor and common supervisor Jerry Jones and Dallas mayor Eric Johnson.

Nonetheless…

The early a part of our summer season has seen Dallas’ mayor make a degree of claiming the town wants one other professional sports activities franchise.

His newest try occurred on Twitter when he stated the Los Angeles Chargers ought to depart Inglewood and are available to Dallas.

“Cotton Bowl and Hensley Discipline, can be preferrred places for a cutting-edge follow facility and world headquarters or stadium,” the mayor tweeted. “We’re prepared for the NFL.”

We caught up with Jones, the person who runs the NFL’s most dear franchise along with different enterprise ventures round city, Wednesday afternoon for his ideas.

“Properly, I just like the mayor,” Jones instructed The Dallas Morning Information. “I like him personally, however he doesn’t have the depth. He doesn’t have the information that others have concerning how distinctive Dallas is and the way we benefit from the curiosity within the Cowboys. He wouldn’t wish to water that down because it pertains to Dallas if he knew as a lot, and has spent as a lot time in sports activities as I’ve.”

It doesn’t appear sensible the NFL would add one other franchise to Dallas. Why would they?

In accordance with Forbes, the Cowboys are the NFL’s highest valued group at $6.5 billion and in 2021 produced essentially the most income within the NFL at $800 million. The group additionally has an working revenue of $280 million.

It doesn’t make sense that the NFL pushes one other franchise into North Texas.

Why even counsel this?

The NFL isn’t coming to Dallas, says Jones.

“That’s appropriate,” Jones stated. “That’s appropriate. And also you simply stated it. You may be relaxation assured that you wouldn’t have the NFL supporting one other group due to the form of worth that the sport and the NFL receives of getting [the] Dallas Cowboys as considered one of its marquee groups and once more, logic tells you [the NFL] wouldn’t wish to water that down.”

But it hasn’t stopped the mayor from attempting.

When followers pushed again on Mayor Johnson’s twitter campaign for including a franchise, NBC 5 [KXAS-TV] sports activities anchor Newy Scruggs identified a $650 million relocation payment the Chargers must pay.

The fact of this isn’t occurring.

On Wednesday after being relayed the ideas of Jones, Mayor Johnson instructed The Information’ Everton Bailey: “I like Jerry Jones quite a bit, and he has completed an amazing job turning my beloved Cowboys into essentially the most invaluable sports activities franchise on the planet. No group will ever dethrone the Cowboys — however that’s not the purpose. This area loves soccer and will definitely assist a second group. And as mayor, my job is to develop my metropolis’s economic system.

“Having an NFL franchise that’s headquartered and not less than practices within the Metropolis of Dallas can be a significant enhance to our efforts. I’m a diehard Cowboys fan, however I’ll at all times combat for my metropolis.”

In case your head is spinning, that’s advantageous. Simply loosen up.

What the mayor ought to get behind is the World Cup bid North Texas is preventing for. On Thursday afternoon, the area will discover out the 16 host cities for the FIFA World Cup in 2026.

The Cowboys joined the bid with FC Dallas and the Dallas Sports activities Fee to carry the most important international occasion to the realm.

It’s estimated a number U.S. metropolis would obtain an financial enhance of practically $400 million and create shut to three,000 jobs.

FIFA will select presumably 10 or 11 American cities to host video games, and that would embody the World Cup Ultimate that can be introduced at a later date.

Think about the World Cup Ultimate at AT&T Stadium?

What about one of many group phases?

How loud are you able to chant, “USA, USA, USA?”

So sure, the mayor desires one other NFL group, perhaps one other NBA group, however he ought to get pleasure from what may occur on Thursday afternoon. And for that matter, keep in mind the Tremendous Bowl, NBA All-Star sport, main boxing matches and different occasions that landed within the space.

“To place this World Cup Ultimate in context of all these different occasions is basically superior,” Jones stated. “Superior is the phrase.”

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