After 30 years without reaching a Super Bowl, thousands of Dallas Cowboys fans believe that Jerry Jones is running out of time to see his team at the top of the NFL again.
Jones is no longer the middle-aged millionaire who turned the Cowboys into the team of the 1990s. He is now a billionaire but nearly 82 years old who has made a series of questionable decisions that have kept his team out of the NFC championship game for three decades.
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And one of the personalities who believe Jones has little time left is ESPN’s Chris Russo. On a recent episode of ESPN’s First Take, “Mad Dog” Russo made it clear that he’s not buying into the hype around Dak Prescott unless he takes the Cowboys on a deep playoff run. According to Russo, Jerry Jones won’t be shelling out big bucks for Prescott unless he leads Dallas to a Super Bowl victory.
Russo didn’t hold back when he suggested that time might not be on Jones’ side, considering he’s turning 82 on October 13. When Molly Qerim expressed surprise at Jones’ age, Russo didn’t mince words. “He’s not 40. Eighty-two’s not young,” Russo emphasized. “It’s not young, Molly. Not young. You can go any day at 82.”
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Russo says Jones’ Super Bowl window is closing
Jerry Jones has definitely seen his fair share of success, with three Super Bowl wins under his ownership since 1989. However, the Cowboys haven’t made it to the NFC Championship Game since 1995. It’s safe to say that Jones is itching to hoist another Lombardi Trophy before it’s too late.
With three consecutive 12-win seasons behind them, the pressure is on Prescott and head coach Mike McCarthy to make a serious playoff push in this contract year. The Cowboys are gearing up to kick off their title chase this Sunday against the Cleveland Browns.
So, as we gear up for another NFL season, it’s clear that the stakes are high for the Cowboys. As for Jerry Jones, well, only time will tell if he’ll get to witness another Super Bowl victory before, as Russo puts it, “it’s too late.”
ESPN Panel Gets Awkward When ‘Mad Dog’ Russo Bluntly Says 82-Year-Old Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones ‘Can Go Any Day’ https://t.co/3LfbRijcIy
— Brett D. Gilman (@BrettDGilman) September 4, 2024
