Source: Cowboys' Jones won't appeal $250K fine

FRISCO, Texas -- According to a root adjacent to Jerry Jones, the Dallas Cowboys proprietor and wide manager volition not entreaty the $250,000 good helium received this week from the NFL for an obscene motion made during the triumph against the New York Jets astatine MetLife Stadium.

Speaking connected 105.3 The Fan successful Dallas connected Friday, Jones said helium was going to person much conversations earlier making a last decision. The root said Jones is satisfied that fans crossed the NFL cognize however helium feels astir them and that the wealth volition spell to foundation to assistance radical successful need.

Multiple videos were shared connected societal media of Jones rapidly flashing his mediate digit to fans beneath the owner's suite aft Dak Prescott's 4th touchdown walk of the crippled that gave the Cowboys a 37-14 lead.

"That was unfortunate. That was benignant of an speech with our fans retired successful beforehand of us. There was a swarm of Cowboys fans retired successful front, not Jets fans, Cowboys fans," Jones said Tuesday connected 105.3 The Fan successful Dallas. "The full stadium was brimming with enthusiasm of Cowboys and surely precocious successful the game. That was inadvertent connected my portion due to the fact that that was close aft we made our past touchdown, and we were each excited astir it.

"There wasn't immoderate antagonistic contented oregon thing similar that. I conscionable enactment up the incorrect amusement connected the hand. That was inadvertently done. I'm not kidding. If you privation to telephone it accidental, you tin telephone it accidental. But it got straightened astir beauteous quick. I had a accidental to look astatine it. It got straightened retired beauteous quick, but the volition was 'thumbs up,' and fundamentally pointing astatine our fans due to the fact that everybody was jumping up and down excited."

Last year, Carolina Panthers proprietor David Tepper was fined $300,000 for "unacceptable behavior," aft helium was caught connected video throwing a portion successful the absorption of Jacksonville Jaguars fans. In 2009, erstwhile Tennessee Titans proprietor Bud Adams was fined $250,000 for behaviour detrimental to the league aft making an obscene motion portion celebrating a triumph against the Buffalo Bills.