Is Jerry Jones OK? Dallas Cowboys Owner Gets Involved in Vehicular Accident
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has been involved in a car accident, multiple news outlets confirmed.
The Dallas Police Department confirmed the incident to PEOPLE, saying that a crash happened around 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday in the Texas City. Initial reports found that a vehicle failed to yield and crashed another vehicle afterward.
The department initially refused to identify the victims. But USA Today revealed that Jones was also involved, but it remains unknown whether he was driving either of the vehicles.
After the report emerged, a source told Yahoo! Sports that the 79-year-old is okay. His son and the Dallas Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones confirmed to the Dallas Morning News that his father was all good.
Although Jones was rushed to a hospital, he only stayed in the facility for a brief time. His hospitalization was only part of a precautionary measure, per ESPN, as he sustained minor injuries in the accident.
Jerry Jones Suffers Headaches in the Past Months
Aside from the recent incident, Jones also sparked concerns when he failed to meet the reporters due to a minor medical issue.
The Dallas Cowboys owner had to skip the usual session because of that, but no sources ever confirmed what he suffered from. Normally, he opens his luxurious bus to welcome reporters for interviews during NFL Combine.
While facing the unknown health problem, he reportedly began working with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on some business.
His absence at that time came weeks after the owner addressed the four cheerleaders' accusations of voyeurism against a senior executive in the Cowboys.
Jones revealed that they took the allegations seriously and agreed to pay a settlement of $2.4 million.
"As it turns out, in the best interest of our cheerleaders, and the best interest of the organization, in the best interest of our fans, what we decided to do was show the cheerleaders how seriously we took these allegations and we wanted them to know that we were real serious and so the settlement was the way to go," he said.
Jones also pledged to fire and suspend people connected to the case.
The cheerleaders particularly accused the former senior vice president of public relations and communications Richard Dalrymple of voyeurism. The incident reportedly occurred while they were changing in the locker room in 2015.
A fan also accused him of taking upskirt photos of Jones' daughter Charlotte Jones Anderson at the team's draft war room in the same year.