APDuring one of the segments in the debut of Costas Tonight on NBC Sports Network, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones chimed in on a topic that had been addressed before he took the stage.
Jones, who played college football at Arkansas, said that he has had “50 concussions.” He then joked that, if he hadn’t suffered so many blows to the head, he would have been the President of the U.S. instead of the owner of the Cowboys.
Jones quickly pointed out he wasn’t trying to make light of the challenges players are facing. Still, some may believe that the remark came off as a bit insensitive to the plight of the men who are suffering the effects of a career of concussions.
On that point, my friend Rodney Harrison passionately addressed the dilemma that players face on head injuries in a separate portion of the show, urging Peyton Manning to walk away from the game while he still can.
It’s worth the time it takes to watch it, and then some.
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No, the players making you millions of dollars are getting concussions. You’re getting plastic surgery.
That explains his personnel decisions!!!
Oooh Jerry makes it toooo easy!!
That explains a lot.
That explains a lot
Looks like somebody’s jockeying for position here.
If Jones wasn’t such a despicable human being you could almost feel sorry for the attention-driven child that he really is.
Ha ha ha… Too easy…
“I wish like hell they’d hit me in the head. A helmet-to-helmet hit. I want one of those.” – Jerry Jones, 1964
That explains all of his terrible decisions as GM.
It all makes sense now.
OHHHHHH!, So that must be the reason for the “50 FACELIFTS”
Ich . . . Rodney Harrison
Ok Jerry… since your brain would look like a scrambled egg if that was true, I believe you.
This explains a lot. WOW
What a “A” hole.
Wow! Jerry Jones had a bunch of concussions in his younger years, long before we understood that repeated concussions can cause brain injury and flaws in the ability to think logically.
Now I finally think I understand why he believes that he’s a good NFL General Manager.
God help us if Jerry Jones became president…
Mr. Jones.
I will pay you my yearly “salary”(pension from the VA) to receive one tenth of the cost of your new stadium……… if I can give you a concussion that is legitimately observed and diagnosed by a doctor.
Once those baselines are set it should help your players right?
I also played ”amateur” football from age 7 to 22. After college I enlisted in the Army. I have no idea how many concussions I had when I played football. I lost consciousness 4 times in 3 months when I was deployed in Iraq… I’m pretty damn sure those were concussions… so If Jerry had 50… how many did I have? I’m sure it’s less than than JJ…
This explains why Jerry sucks each year drafting. Too many blows to the head.
HE just makes it too easy. Not even really worth taking the shot.
This explain so damn much!…
Wow…….hahahaha….that headline is so ripe for comment….I can’t even chose which reply to use
Believe that!!!
With the way he runs his team I don’t doubt it at all
That explains a lot…
If Jerry had 50 concussions, he’d be a braindead vegetable, let alone anyone with sense on how to run the current Dallas Cowboys.
Wait a second…
He failed to mention that most of them came from banging his head against a wall while watching his team.
I believe Jerry.
“Jerry Jones says he has had 50 concussions”
That explains a lot…
And is this what qualifies him to be a GM?
Well that certainly explains a few things.
Lmao, Ladies and gentlemen the owner of “Americas team”.
49 too many head injuries is why Jerry Jones keeps his one-half of a quarterback Romo.
50 concussions, that explains quite a lot there Jer.
that almost explains everything!
Jones may have confused “concussions” and “concubines” again.
This explains a lot with the current state of the cowgirls.
LOL
HAIL
He knew what he said would be taken wrong. Talk about passive aggressive macaroni Gabroni…
I think he meant facelifts
Cowboy fan here; what a dumbass. Shut your mouth Jerry.
In a world where things made sense, Mr. Jones claims to personal concussions would not be news 3 days before a Super Bowl that was determined by playoffs his team did not qualify for.
Well that explains a lot
That would explain a lot!
Looking at his GM decisions, am I the only one who is not surprised by this ?
No wonder he still thinks Romo is a real QB. Those blows damaged his knucklehead, and he’s making irrational decisions. He should see Dr. Phil.
That pretty much explains everything.
P.S.
This will be fun to read all the comments.
Well, that explains everything!!!
Well, the Cowboys’ recent draft record certainly supports his claim.
Jeez, I wonder if that number matches up with his botox procedures.
The fact of the matter is this, these guys know the effects these hits and still play. Football has never been bigger in this country, not only in the number of fans but also in the number of players at all levels. This problem isn’t going anywhere but the fact is this is the game. People are going to play it not matter what the consequences are, just like people are going to smoke no matter what the consequences are!! I believe the NFL should take care of players after their careers are over but with that said, I still think the NFL is a play at your own risk league!
As far as Rodney’s comments, it’s easy to say tell someone else to hang up the cleats. I wonder if Rodney had an injury that a doctor cleared him to play with if he would have quit while he was still an all pro? Doubtful if you ask me. These guys are warriors and have egos. And Peyton Manning, being an all world, super bowl winning, record breaking stud QB has one of the biggest in the world. Once it’s over, it’s over forever. Rodney saying Peyton should quit is a joke. If Peyton is truly medically cleared to play and isn’t seriously at risk to endanger his life then he should play. If a doctor seriously told him he could play next Sunday if he needed to, why should this man walk away when last time we seen him he was all pro? Rodney just loves to hear himself talk!
That would explain a lot.
That explains it.
Both of the men referenced in this article like to hear themselves speak way too much. No thank you.
Based on many of his football decisions…I can believe he’s had brain damage.
No one disputes that he has had 50 concussions. He acts like it. The dispute comes in with HOW he received them. We all know he played football at Ark., but I’d be willing to bet it was from banging his head on the walls at Texas Stadium and the House that Eli Built after every frustrating loss since Arrington ended Aikman’s career.
No Jerrah you are just stupid. Concussions aren’t to blame for your poor GM, uh, owner…. Both.
This explains why he is such an effective, quiet, soft spoken GM.
This explains EVERYTHING.
Well, actually, it doesn’t explain Al Davis…
His concussions would also explain some of the things that he has done.
You can still run for president, Jerry. You after 50 concussions would fit in just fine with the other Republican candidates.
And you’d be just as sensitive to the misfortune of others….
Well hell, that explains everything.
Alright, Jerry. You’re excuses for not hiring a GM are bordering unethical.
…or Daniel Snyder.
Oh boy, can’t wait to read the comments on this one!!!!
…or Jim Irsay’s tweets.
Well that explains everything…
Apparently, being concussed results in making poor football decisions and generally acting like a buffoon!
Well, that answers a lot of questions…
It shows.
50 concussions…boy, that answers a lot!
50 concussions and he would be dead, jeeezzz, I say lay off the sauce before interviews!
Jerry Jones has had 50 concussions…Yea that sounds about right.
But the first one occured the day before he fired Tom Landry. Second one was the day before he fired Jimmy Johnson. I can’t explain the other 48 concussions.
Thumbs up Cowpoke fans!
I’d like to give him #51.
well, that explains giving up a 1st round pick for Roy Williams.
We LOVE Brandon Pettigrew!
Thanks for giving us the pick to get him buddy!
Jones has had 50 concussions.
Romney pays 50% tax rate.
What?
Well, he should be more careful when he’s drinking out of his toilet bowl…
I think Jerry meant he had “50 Facelifts”
Considering your mental state, Jerry…we’re really not surprised…
Well, that explains a lot.
Almost as many concussions as face lifts.
He obviously had a head injury significant enough to affect his counting ability…
Well that explains a lot.
THAT explains the current state of the Cowboys.
Explains his success as a GM lately
Oh…well, that explains everything.
no wonder…thats why he makes so many stupid decisions…
Well that explains a lot of things……..
I have never been a harrison fan but after watching this I have a new found respect for him. Nice to see him get “real” for once.
I guess if I had 50 concussions, I wouldn’t grasp the concept of a GM either…
50 concussions during a college career based on his age would have been better than one per game. The guy is delusional, and probably is insensitive to the true plight of those suffering long-term consequences of concussions. Keep the guy away from the mike (and cameras).
WTF? Think I’ll go watch the “Twilight Zone.”
So that was a relapse when you popped off your mouth and pushed Jimmy Johnson out the door.
Bill Parcells concussed him all 50 times once he heard the choice of words Jones used 2 years ago.
THIS EXPLAINS OH SO MUCH ABOUT THOSE GOOD OLE COWBOYS!!! Jerry Jones..and these all occurred in the late nineties and the early two thousands!!
“he has had “50 concussions…
but a b*tch ain’t one.”
Maybe one more helmet to the head can unstretch his face back to normal. BOINK!
That explains the way the cowboys are run! Maybe he needs another to knock some sense into him and hire a G.M.. Lol!
As a Giants fan I love Jerrah!
Those “thoughts” are so bad it unfortunately reveals the state of the organization— and we all knew about the fanbase!
Jerry must’ve had all of those concussions since January 28, 1996 — the Cowboys’ last appearance in the Super Bowl.
I believe Jerrah. Though all those concussions didn’t stem from his college days. More likely, they came from all the facepalms while watching Romo blow a game.
Jones, who played college football at Arkansas, said that he has had “50 concussions.”
__________________________________Wow, this explains why Jerry is a delusional Dallas Cowboy General Manager
That explains it all!
Maybe all the head trauma accounts for the reason Jerry thinks he is a competent NFL general manager.
I guess that explains why someone would trade a first, third and sixth round pick for Roy Williams.
WOW!! REALLY? SHOCKER!
well that explains drew henson, but whats his excuse about terrence newman?
It also explains his many questionable moves as Cowboys GM.
Someone should remind Jerry that Botox injections aren’t the same thing as concussions.
Now I understand why he’s so good at the draft.
I have personally had 6… only one came from football. 2 from various military exploits, and 3 from just being a kid. Not making light of the subject, but concussions are part of life. Yes, the NFL should take it seriously, but I understand Jerry’s point. They are a part of life. If you’re living yours right, they come with the territory. I’m a GIANTS fan, and typically hate when JJ speaks, but he has a point here. They ARE a big deal, but come on, the NFL might be blowing this out of proportion. Although, that may be the head trauma talking…
He’s both the owner and has a significant say in the Cowboys’ personell/football moves you say? No wonder they’ve been so successful over these past few seasons!
I guess that would explain his decision to keep Wade Phillips on for so long and for the crappy job he is doing as the GM.
5o concussions???? Well, that would explain some of his personnel moves.
C’mon, this one’s too easy.
Man, that explains alot!!
someone needs to tell Jerry concussions doesn’t mean facelifts.
This probably explains everything.
So that’s the reason for ALL the bad personnel moves of the Cowboys
Is he counting plastic surgeries as concussions?
Jerry Jones says he has had “50 concussions”
that line just answered a lot of questions
…*sigh*……. Let me start Mr. Jones by saying that I love my Cowboys and always will. I like the coaching staff that we have in place now. I like the talent on offense. Defensively we need help in our secondary. But I certainly think we have a team that can play better then 8-8 if they work together as a unit. And Mr. Jones I think you are smart GM. It’s your team, you may do with it as you wish. Out of any other owners in the NFL, you probably know the most about Football. But sometimes you make it difficult to be a Dallas fan, you make it a little too easy for us to look like clowns by supporting our team. Not with your actions, but with your words. Being the owner of the 2nd largest sports franchise in the world makes it too simple for reporters to twist your words. Can’t wait for this very, very long Cowboys offseason to be over with. And I also expect 110% of Eagles, Giants, and Redskins to thumbs down this post. Go Patriots!!
Jerry Jones. Keeping the a$$ in dumba$$.
50? Certainly explains a lot, Jer…
I would think it’s obvious he’s had at least that many, probably more
Thumbs up if this headline does not surprise you.
Jerrah sure has been saying a lot this off season….
Well that explains a lot!
So thats what happened to Jerry! !
Mr Jones…ask the Dave Dureson family if they believe “concussions” are something to joke about.
If you did have 50 concussions or, even 3, they may have taken a toll on your own brain…have you watched your team in the playoffs lately?
Who is the GM of the Cowboys?…oh, that would be Jerry Jones.
nuff said…
Oh well that explains alot….
So…this is the reason he acts like a jerk most of the time? Nah…he’s just a freaking jerk! He’s really trying to use this as an excuse…
Sure you don’t mean 50 facelifts Jerry?
Based on other things I’ve heard him say, I’d wager the number is far beyond a paltry 50.
Jones, who played college football at Arkansas, said that he has had “50 concussions.”
That explains everything.
With the Cowboys not even making the playoffs. This is all he has to stay in the news Super Bowl weekend… Pathetic. Go away Jerry . We can wait til next season to see you cursing in your suite ….
It might explain the way he runs his team…
It’s no wonder he can’t build a football team. Dah duh, tish (that’s about as bad of a concussion joke as I can make; they’re really not much of a laughing matter).
THAT explains so much
All the more reason I don’t understand how he became a billionaire……………….but it explains everything else!
well that explains why he thinks he’s an NFL G.M.
That explains his management style.
Jerry the dog catcher.
Given the way he has run the cowboys the last decade it wouldnt surprise me.
So that’s why his decision making has been patently awful.
When he says concussions, he really means face-lifts.
I like that he will say anything ( and I’m a redskins fan) and come on that’s s good joke. But he HAD to know he’d get grilled badly for this comment. I’m sure Roger will be calling soon too.
Well that explains a lot.
And it shows !
He is the world’s biggest idiot.
Worst owner in professional sports!
Cant wait until he has his 51st concussion.
Well that could explain a lot lol
Maybe that explains why he thinks Jerry Jones is such a great GM.
Even as a Skins fan, I’d rather own the Cowboys than be President.
That may explain a lot.
That explains a lot about Jones.
that explains a lot…
Jones “wasn’t trying to make light about” concussions? That was precisely the point he was making. The players lawsuit just got a little stronger.
Once again, Jerry Jones tries to get some TV time.
Cowboys haven’t played in over a month.
This would explain a lot actually.
so this explains alot of things about good ole jerry
Ol Jerry. Just can’t keep his mouth shut.
Oops. “effects”, not “affects”
Well, that certainly explains a lot of things…
Well now that explains evvvvverything.
Gotta love Jerry. One of my favorite parts of NFL football is the look on his face you see when the TV networks zoom in on his face while the Cowboys are losing!!
“dumbcussion” would be the result….
And if not for the 50 concussions, you’d be president?
Another drink, Mr. Jones?
Thats right, plastic surgery does give you concussions, oh wait, thats contusions, idiot.
Jerry Jones for President-1996
Bill Clinton for President-1996
I wonder who would of won? Joke.
And it shows, everyday, in many ways!
Vox has to be cringing yet again, and every time Jerrah opens his big mouth.
You don’t have to defend him EVERY time, Vox.
Or whatever your handle is today.
But yeah, the comments are just too funny. He did this entirely to steal the thunder from the Super Bowl and his arch rival being there.
Jerry Jones… STOP TALKING!!
WHyt do morons from Texas always think of themselves as Presidential material?
Jerry Jones says he has had “50 concussions”
Enough said.
My jaw dropped when he said that last night. I couldn’t believe that came out of his mouth..oh, wait, it’s Jerry Jones. Why in the world was he on that panel? Why not a relevant, thoughtful owner? OK, OK, I just answered my own question – because he owns “America’s Team”. Right……..
That’s nothing Jerry….I’ve been a Lions fan all my life! how many do you think I’ve had???….Although YOURS would explain that Roy Williams trade…..
After scrolling down through 5000 comments ..rodney harrison is still a joke… Thanks for the superbowl u chump
I have no respect for anything Rodney Harrison says, especially regarding player safety, as he was THE dirtiest player I’ve ever seen play the game.
He’s probably not exaggerating too much. Playing High School ball, I’m pretty sure I had at least 4 or 5. Only 1 I addressed with a doctor, the others I could deal with the pain. Concussions are an uncomfortable reality in this high-speed, collision sport.
You gotta figure he probably doesn’t remember a lot of other concussions he’s had.
I agree with Jerry, these wussies have to toughen up a little.
“He then joked that, if he hadn’t suffered so many blows to the head, he would have been the President of the U.S. instead of the owner of the Cowboys.”
It didn’t stop Bush…
makes perfect sense!! No real surprise here with the team choices he makes!!
jerry’s 50 concussions really shows.as long as jerry thinks he is as smart as he thinks he is,the cowboys will keep losing!!!!
“Oh, I shoulda’ drafted THAT guy!” .. (thunk!) “Hot Damn! … I coulda’ drafted That guy!” .. (whack!) “Holy Crap! … I can’t believe I drafted THOSE guys!” ..(pummel pummel). “How the heck did I let Him get away!” (bonk!). “Hey, I’m seein’ STARS!!! … How ’bout dem Cowboys!!” (smack!)
With what we now know about concussions, can we petition the league about Jerry not having the mental fortitude left to run a team?
It all makes sense now, probably cant see very well, probably why he made the screen so big in the stadium
Jerry is still concussed.
As comment 175 or so I am late to this party — but my response to Jerry Jones’ comment would have to be “I believe it.”
Wow, really, So you all make fun of a guy that has had to deal with concussions first hand. And then accuse him of making light of it. Just stop and think about what you all are saying and accusing him of. I think if he came out and said this has been some really weird weather we’re having, most of you would have something to say about that too huh?? And who cares about how many face lifts he’s had. Most of you are crazy about chicks that more than likely had a few face lifts, tummy tucks and all types of injections. You all keep saying that he’s a bad GM, But he’s put together Three Superbowl teams and nine division champions. After the 1993 Super Bowl victory, reports began to surface in the media that Jones had made the statement that “any one of 500 coaches could have won those Super Bowls”, given the type of talent that he (Jones) had drafted and signed for the team. Him Not Jimmy. Jones is one of a very small number of NFL owners who actually earned a significant level of success as a football player (Jerry Richardson of the Carolina Panthers being another) And before someone say it, He was the GM then just like he is now. Jimmy never was. He may had some input, maybe alot of input, But Jerry is and always has been the GM of this team. And to say he doesnt know football is stupid to say. In case you didnt know He was a star runningback in highschool and played the o-line in college where he won the all Southwest Conference o-lineman award and was Co-Captain of the 1964 national championship and was a teammate of Jimmy Johnson in Arkansas. How is he looking to hog the spotlight, If they ask him to do an interview, what is he suppose to say no?? He’s the face of the Dallas Cowboys, even if their not playing, its his job as a owner to keep this team in the media. Come on y’all get a clue.
Thank who-know-who for the 50 concussions-could you imagine Jerry as the President of the United States? (shudder).
Maybe that was “W”.s problem- being dropped on his head too many times!
Jerry Jones says he has had “50 concussions”
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If that is true, it would sure explain a lot of things…
Fifty seems like a lot.
I don’t think it’s “worth the time it takes to watch” a career cheapshot artist who went out of his way to injure other players talk now about the impact of injuries and whether players should quit because of them.
I would have guessed he had 100
What’s Dan Snyder’s excuse????
Well, you can’t fire the owner!!!
no wonder jerry makes stupid decision all the time. ha ha cowgirl fans. HAIL TO THE REDSKINS.!!!!!!
Mr. Ray Lewis, can you tackle Mr. Jones for me? Give him the one you delivered on Hines Ward.
Thank You
In case no one said it yet – that would explain a lot. Hey, did anyone say it yet?
50 concussions in 3-4 years of college? This almost sounds like a Wilt Chamberlain mathematical impossibility.
What Jerry doesn’t grasp is that it doesn’t matter how many he’s had. What matters is the players who are getting them right now! When Jerry played, the guys weren’t behemoths who could fell you with one blow and end your life! His offhand comment shows you the mentality of owners today. As long as the players are making them big bucks, they don’t care!
Has anyone said “That explains a lot” yet?
I don’t care I’m going for it.
50 concussions….that explains a lot!
Slapping Jerry Jones around blogs doesn’t diminish his tremendous success in this life- walk inside his playpen the Cowboy Dome- there is a reason this man commands respect- its just he has too much faith in misfits- could actually be the air in Texas and not the 50 head hits. He has had the wrong QB for years now- his money his team and his game.Romo failed to deliver to Jerry Jones the first win in that stadium- a home game- Romo failed to deliver to Jerry Jones the Cowboys at least playing in the first Superbowl in their own stadium…I want the next Superbowl in the Cowboys Stadium- its too much.
Jerry Jones to himself : “How can I try to make headlines with the Super Bowl even though I employ a consistently unreliable and overrated NFL team?”
Maybe he should invest in a padded headboard for his bed.
YEAH RIGHT!
He’d be freakin dead if he had 50 concussions… SMH.
He probably has had so many that he lost count and thinks its something crazy like fifty, when its really not fifty.
probably from hitting his head on his desk everytime he realizes he let Jimmy Johnson walk..”I did what?” Thud
The, hiring Barry Switzer : “I hired who?” Thud
“I drafted who? Quincy Carter?” Thud
“I hired who? Dave Campo?” Thud
it just goes on and on
“I gave Tony Romo how much?” Thud Thud Thud
Well, yeah…. He acts more like he’s had 60.