'My intention was thumbs-up' - Cowboys owner Jones fined for obscene gesture

Dallas Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones has been fined, external $250,000 (£186,000) by nan National Football League for making an obscene motion towards fans connected Sunday.

The 82-year-old was caught connected camera raising his mediate fig astatine nan crowd during nan Cowboys' 37-22 triumph complete nan New York Jets astatine MetLife Stadium.

But Jones says he intended to put his thumb up instead, and was signalling to his ain supporters - not those of nan Jets.

"That was unfortunate. That was benignant of an speech pinch our fans retired successful beforehand of us," Jones said connected 105.3 The Fan.

"There was a swarm of Cowboys fans retired successful beforehand - not Jets fans, Cowboys fans.

"There wasn't immoderate antagonistic rumor aliases thing for illustration that. I conscionable put up nan incorrect show connected nan hand. That was inadvertently done.

"I'm not kidding. If you want to telephone it accidental, you tin telephone it accidental. But it sewage straightened astir beautiful quick.

"The volition was 'thumbs up', and fundamentally pointing astatine our fans because everybody was jumping up and down."

Carolina Panthers proprietor David Tepper was fined $300,000 (£223,000) for throwing a portion connected fans during nan 2023 season, while past Tennessee Titans proprietor Bud Adams was fined $250,000 (£186,000) successful 2009 for gesturing astatine Buffalo Bills fans.