Jerry Jones ‘pleased’ with judge’s ruling in Sunday Ticket case

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones testified at the Sunday Ticket class action hearing, and his appearance did not help the league avoid a $4.7 billion judgment and a potential $14.1 billion judgment.

The presiding judge on Thursday awarded the NFL the full amount, finding that the jury properly found that the Sunday Ticket package violated federal antitrust law — but that the plaintiffs failed to present credible expert testimony about the financial harm caused by 12 years of intentional and organized price gouging for out-of-market games.

Jones is apparently pleased that he won’t have to write a check for $440 million, which would be his 1/32nd share of the final amount.

“Well, we are happy that we could present ourselves to the judge and we are satisfied with his ruling“- Jones said Friday via Calvin Watkins of Dallas Morning News. “And we’ll move on. I won’t say anything more about it.”

I’m not sure about many things. I’m sure Jones will inevitably say more on this subject.

Although the situation may change after the appeal, Jones confiscated last weekend about the impending liability as a reason for not paying his players. Now that $14.1 billion has been wiped out, he should be able to assume the salary cap will continue to rise and the money will keep flowing, right?

Not true. He’ll find another reason to drag his feet and underprice his players before he finally says “matae” and writes a check on players like quarterback CeeDee Lamb (who’s holding out) and linebacker Micah Parsons (who should be). Or, in the case of quarterback Dak Prescott, he’ll watch him walk away as an unrestricted and unfettered free agent.