Jerry Jones’s unsuccessful apology effort prompts radio host to lash out at him

Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys are in the midst of a terrible spiral.

Tuesday morning, after the Cowboys’ 47-9 home defeat to the Detroit Lions in Week 6, Jones made his weekly visit on 105.3 The Fan’s “Shan & RJ” program, when he criticized the presenters for their way of asking questions.

The 82-year-old tried to set the record straight with The Athletic’s Dianna Russini and Jon Machota after taking a lot of heat online for what many saw as an unjustified attack.

One of the radio show’s co-hosts retaliated against Jones on Tuesday night via social media after his inadequate apologies (if that’s the right word).

Is this real life???
I WISH Jerry Jones paid me
He insults us again and we’ve had back and forth over WAY bigger things in our 14 years.

I truly don’t understand what the hell is going on.
Full thoughts tomorrow morning @1053thefan #ShanandRJ https://t.co/axgXqhZSWd

— Shan Shariff (@1053SS) October 15, 2024

One more thing before I truly unload tom @1053thefan:

I may not have the ancient football rolodex that Jerry has, but even this football dummy could see what was coming after his laughable, insulting offseason.

And I PROMISE you don’t actually want to interact with real fans. https://t.co/axgXqhZSWd

— Shan Shariff (@1053SS) October 16, 2024

Jones decided to unleash his fury on the Dallas media at the most inconvenient moment, during his team’s dismal 3-3 start (0-3 home record) and their worst home defeat since 1988.

Years of being dubbed “America’s Team” haven’t translated into a Super Bowl victory for the Cowboys since 1995. Despite 13 trips to the playoffs, Dallas hasn’t been back to the Super Bowl (or even a conference championship game) since Jones won three titles in his first seven seasons with the team.

After their bye week, the Cowboys will face tough road opponents in Weeks 8 and 9, respectively, in the 49ers (3-3) and Falcons (4-2). Following their Week 10 and Week 11 home games against the Philadelphia Eagles (3-2) and the Houston Texans (5-1) respectively, Dallas will travel to Washington, DC, to face the Washington Commanders (4-2) in Week 12.