Dallas Cowboys owner and CEO Jerry Jones is home today after being admitted to Parkland Hospital on Wednesday night following a car accident, according to numerous sources.
Law enforcement provided few details about the accident that apparently involved two vehicles.
Stephen Jones, Vice President of the Cowboys and the son of the long-time Cowboys owner, said that Jones “is all good” but did not reveal anything further.
Police have yet to reveal who was driving the vehicle when Jones was injured or how the accident occurred. The accident happened near the intersection of Wolf Street and Harry Hines Boulevard in Dallas at about 8 p.m. CT. Emergency crews responded to the accident but have not released information about any other injuries resulting from the crash.
Jones was released from the hospital hours after arriving, and it is not believed that he was seriously injured.
The 79-year-old owner was hospitalized earlier this year for a “minor medical issue” that caused him to miss the 2022 NFL Combine. Typically, Jones invites members of the media to his luxury bus for interviews during the Combine.
Jones has had several minor medical issues in the years since he purchased the Cowboys. In 2013, he had surgery to repair the retina in his left eye. He also developed heart arrhythmia, a condition that causes an irregular heartbeat.
Jones said in an interview that the stress of managing the Cowboys likely caused the condition, which is associated with individuals who have high-stress lifestyles and don’t get enough sleep.
Jones told ESPN at the time that the list of risk factors for an arrhythmia “kind of describes [him] from that period.”
Jones’ age and health concerns have led some to question whether the outspoken owner would step away from the team and relinquish control to his son Stephen or even his head coach, Mike McCarthy.
While Jones has delegated some responsibility over the years, former coach Bill Parcels said that the Cowboys owner is a 10-toes guy, meaning that until he is on a gurney, he will likely remain at the helm of the Cowboys.
Jones has also dealt with several scandals in the past year that undoubtedly added to the stress of operating one of the NFL’s most loved and hated franchises.
The Cowboys recently settled a lawsuit brought by four former cheerleaders who accused former executive Rich Dalrymple of surreptitiously filming them while changing their locker room.
Then, earlier this year, a woman filed a lawsuit against Jones, claiming that he was her father. In addition to requesting financial compensation, the woman demanded a DNA test and public acknowledgment that he was, in fact, her father. She dropped the lawsuit on April 20, 2022, but continued to request DNA testing. It is not apparent whether Jones submitted DNA, though he had previously refused to do so.
Wednesday’s car crash is being treated as largely insignificant by the team, and it is believed that Jones will not miss any action as the Cowboys continue to work with the nine newly-drafted players and 20 undrafted free agents the team signed this week.