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‘Don’t F*** With Me’: NFL Owners Reportedly Go At Each Other’s Throats During League-Wide Meeting
Daily Caller ^ | October 19, 2022 10:35 PM ET | SETH ROY, CONTRIBUTOR

Posted on 10/20/2022 6:31:54 AM PDT by Red Badger

Two of the NFL’s wealthiest owners had a fiery back-and-forth during a league-wide owners meeting on Tuesday.

The 32 NFL owners voted 31-1 for the compensation committee to reconstruct the contract of commissioner Roger Goodell. His contract is said to be up after the season ends, according to ESPN.

With the way the votes went, the NFL owners appear to be pleased with the job that Goodell has done since he took over the position from Paul Tagliabue in 2006, according to Bleacher Report. The one outlier who voted against the motion to reconstruct Goodell’s deal was none other than Dallas Cowboys owner, Jerry Jones.

Jones and New England Patriots owner, Robert Kraft, reportedly got into a heated exchange during the meeting, according to ESPN. Jones reportedly told Kraft, who voted with the overwhelming majority ,”don’t f— with me,” to which Kraft replied, “excuse me?”

As the motion passed, the boisterous Cowboys owner told Kraft, “don’t mess with me,” ESPN reported. Why Jones went at Kraft so hard is unknown but when two of the richest sports owners in world spar with verbal jabs at one another it makes for an interesting work day.

As the lone voter against the motion, Jones seems just completely unsatisfied with the job Goodell has done. A league source close to Jones told ESPN that the Cowboys owner believes that Goodell needs to do more to earn his new deal. The source said, “he is sensitive to awarding a big bonus to Roger before he performs and earns it.”

There may not be anyone as respected in the NFL as Jerry Jones is, but to put Kraft in check like this is a bush league move.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Music/Entertainment; Sports; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: cowboys; goodell; jerryjones; nfl; patriots; pats; robertkraft
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To: woodbutcher1963
I suspect more African Americans buy more NFL merchandise per capita than middle aged and old white guys.

I thought I read somewhere that blacks don't buy jerseys of white players. You'll never see a black person wearing a Tom Brady jersey for example, even if they're a Bucs fan.

61 posted on 10/20/2022 8:35:26 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: discostu
1. Tax incentives is one thing. How many of those other companies get direct taxpayer funding to actually build the facilities where they conduct businesses?

2. There is a major difference between a manufacturing or IT-related business and a sports team. The Toyota Motor Manufacturing plant in San Antonio, for example, has almost 4,000 full-time employees. And that doesn't even include the thousands of people employed at other nearby businesses that wouldn't be there without Toyota. There isn't a professional sports team in North America that comes close to this when it comes to local economic impacts.

3. Of all the different types of sports venues you can consider, an NFL stadium has got to be the absolute worst when it comes to its value to a local economy. Even if it is home to a team that makes a deep run into the playoffs every year and hosts 30-40 other events every year not related to the NFL (concerts, soccer games, etc.), the place is going to be dark for more than 300 days of the year. Nobody is going to invest in a project across the street from that stadium under those circumstances.

62 posted on 10/20/2022 8:50:01 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("It's midnight in Manhattan. This is no time to get cute; it's a mad dog's promenade.")
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To: dfwgator
Most of the Brady jerseys here in NE are worn by women.
Especially Moms.

Although, there were a lot of dogs named Brady.

The boys from the hood all wear Raiders gear.

I think Dallas Cowboys gear is still sold more than any other team paraphernalia. Frankly, it does not matter which team product you buy. It gets equally divided among all the franchises.

63 posted on 10/20/2022 8:52:36 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: Red Badger

Arguing over pronouns?


64 posted on 10/20/2022 8:57:22 AM PDT by moovova
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To: woodbutcher1963
I think Dallas Cowboys gear is still sold more than any other team paraphernalia. Frankly, it does not matter which team product you buy. It gets equally divided among all the franchises.

Sounds like Communism.

65 posted on 10/20/2022 8:58:58 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: moovova

Verbs..................😜


66 posted on 10/20/2022 9:00:09 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Alberta's Child

A lot. They don’t tend to be as direct as they are with the stadiums. But they regularly use eminent domain to clear large tracts of land. Redo freeways to make large buildings there usable.

I’m not saying cities SHOULD do that for sports teams. I’m saying I don’t blame sports team owners for taking advantage of the situation. If I could get multiple cities bidding to build me a new house I’d do it. Not my fault their city councils are stupid.


67 posted on 10/20/2022 9:02:54 AM PDT by discostu (like a dog being shown a card trick)
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To: Red Badger

Charlie Rich does...

LOL


68 posted on 10/20/2022 9:35:15 AM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: discostu; Alberta's Child

Zactly


69 posted on 10/20/2022 9:35:57 AM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: Vendome

We are OLD........................


70 posted on 10/20/2022 9:36:04 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

Hah!


71 posted on 10/20/2022 9:38:24 AM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: Vendome

"My Son. My Son. I am your father, Jor-El. Your mother and I have sent you to Earth the only survivor of Krypton. As you hear this, I will have been dead many centuries, but I will reborn as Charlie Rich."

72 posted on 10/20/2022 9:39:11 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

LOL!


73 posted on 10/20/2022 9:39:39 AM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: dfwgator
I think technically the NFL is a oligopoly. All teams share equally in the profits of the league. This is why a small market team like Buffalo or Green Bay can even still have a franchise. When some soccer mom in MA buys a Brady jersey, every team gets 1/32 of the profit. Unlike MLB where one teams salary can be 5x another teams. Which is why I am so glad that the Dodgers lost. Next, I hope the Yankees lose. Not just because I am a Red Sox fan either. I want to see the Padres or Philly's win.
74 posted on 10/20/2022 10:55:21 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: Alberta's Child
Had to hunt for an old snippet just to remind myself: https://apnews.com/ed7f3f9828aac425e958f14fee54cb1d

From 1996: Picking on Dallas owner Jerry Jones after New York’s surprising victory over the Cowboys was fun for Giants owner Wellington Mara. "As I said, it’s always nice to see arrogance humbled," a smiling Mara said Monday in jabbing at the maverick owner. "I enjoy it very much. I wouldn’t mind if you used that quote."

75 posted on 10/20/2022 3:51:50 PM PDT by Ultra Sonic 007 (There is nothing new under the sun.)
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

Maybe I shoulda used that for the comedy skit. ;-)


76 posted on 10/20/2022 3:54:28 PM PDT by Impy ("We didn't steal the election, we swear!!!" - Sincerely, The Election Thieves )
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To: dfwgator

Kraft is on his honeymoon. He just got married. Very attractive ophthamologist.


77 posted on 10/20/2022 3:56:13 PM PDT by ladyjane ( )
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To: ladyjane

Kraft is on his honeymoon. He just got married. Very attractive ophthamologist.


She should see an eye doctor.


78 posted on 10/20/2022 3:58:13 PM PDT by nesnah (Infringe - act so as to limit or undermine [something]; encroach on)
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To: nesnah

It won’t last, but she did get Tom Brady’s phone number at the wedding...


79 posted on 10/20/2022 4:00:18 PM PDT by nascarnation (Let's go Brandon!)
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To: Red Badger

Jones is “respected”?? Who knew?


80 posted on 10/20/2022 4:01:51 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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