NFL fines Jerry Jones $250K for giving middle finger to fans during Cowboys win vs. Jets

The NFL has fined Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones $250,000 for the gesture he made at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Jones gave the middle finger to fans during the Cowboys’ game against the New York Jets.

The incident occurred when Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott threw his fourth touchdown. Videos on social media show Jerry Jones flashing his middle finger, and he talked about making the gesture during his appearance on 105.3 The Fan.

“That was unfortunate. That was kind of an exchange with our fans out in front of us,” Jones said Tuesday. “There was a swarm of Cowboys fans out in front — not Jets fans, Cowboys fans. The entire stadium was brimming with enthusiasm of Cowboys and certainly late in the game.

Jerry Jones said the gesture was ‘inadvertently done’

“[The gesture] was inadvertent on my part because that was right after we made our last touchdown, and we were all excited about it. 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.”

Jones is remorseful for giving the middle finger to fans, but he is happy about the Cowboys getting the win and improving their record to 2-2-1 on the year. Prescott finished the game with 237 yards and four touchdowns, while running back Javonte Williams rushed for 135 yards and one score. Defensively, the Cowboys were led by linebacker Shemar James, who recorded 15 tackles.

The Cowboys are currently in third place in the NFC East. They will look to win their third game of the year this Sunday, when they take on the Carolina Panthers in a road contest.