Report: Jerry Jones to appeal fine from NFL for giving fans middle finger during Cowboys vs. Jets

After receiving a fine from the NFL, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is planning to appeal, DLLS Sports’ Clarence Hill Jr. reported. The NFL fined Jones $250,000 for the flipping a middle finger at New York Jets fans, which was caught on camera.

Jones made the gesture during Sunday’s game, which saw the Cowboys come away with a victory over the Jets. It occurred following a touchdown, he told 105.3 The Fan Tuesday during his regular appearance.

However, Jones said he intended to give a thumbs up considering it was just after a Dallas touchdown. Instead, he made the “wrong show of hand.”

“That was unfortunate,” Jones said, via the AP. “There was a swarm of Cowboys fans out front. It was right after we made our last touchdown. I put up the wrong show of hand. The intention was thumbs up.”

Jones made it clear it was “accidental” and he did not intend to show a middle finger gesture toward the fans. He reiterated he was trying to show excitement after a touchdown.

“[The gesture] was inadvertent on my part because that was right after we made our last touchdown, and we were all excited about it,” Jerry Jones said. “There wasn’t any antagonistic issue or anything like that. I just put up the wrong show on the hand. That was inadvertently done. I’m not kidding. If you want to call it accidental, you can call it accidental. But it got straightened around pretty quick.

“I had a chance to look at it. It got straightened out pretty quick, but the intention was ‘thumbs up,’ and basically pointing at our fans because everybody was jumping up and down excited.”

The Cowboys posted 416 total yards in the 37-22 victory over the Jets, led by quarterback Dak Prescott. He had another huge day leading the offense, completing 18 of 29 passes for 237 yards and four touchdowns. That includes 114 yards for Ryan Flournoy, who stepped up in a big way as CeeDee Lamb works his way back from injury. It was also a huge day on the ground for Javonte Williams, who took 16 carries for 135 yards and a touchdown to spearhead the running game.

With the win, the Cowboys improved to 2-2-1 on the year. Dallas will now get ready to take on the Carolina Panthers this week.