Cowboys' Jerry Jones raises eyebrows with old-school phrase but there's a good explanation

Dallas Cowboys squad proprietor Jerry Jones roiled fans erstwhile the squad announced that Brian Schottenheimer would beryllium the team’s adjacent caput coach, but it was his remarks to reporters connected Monday that raised eyebrows.

It was not precisely Jones defending the determination that caught the NFL world’s attention. It was much however helium said it.

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"There's a precise debased percent of this that is smiles and glory holes. Very debased percentage," helium told FOX 4 Dallas erstwhile asked astir his feelings toward the Cowboys’ fans reactions.

Jones’ usage of the operation "glory hole" drew disorder and mockery. The 2 most-known references for the word are an unkempt retention spot oregon a spread successful the partition utilized for intersexual exploitation. However, Jones seemed to beryllium referring to an unfastened quarry.

Glory spread is besides a word utilized successful the lipid and state manufacture arsenic a benignant of mining into the oversea to support instrumentality from icebergs oregon packs of ice. Jones made wealth successful the lipid and state manufacture earlier helium decided to bargain the Cowboys successful 1989.

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Sports Illustrated pointed retired it was not the archetypal clip helium referenced it either.

"I’ve been present erstwhile it was glory spread days, and I’ve been present erstwhile it wasn’t. Having said that, I privation maine immoderate glory hole," helium said successful 2012, via the Houston Chronicle.

When phrased similar that, the Cowboys person not recovered immoderate glory holes since the mid-1990s, erstwhile they past won the Super Bowl and were considered to beryllium America’s Team.

The summation of Schottenheimer was far from the marquee determination fans expected, but the Cowboys were 12-5 for 3 consecutive seasons earlier being dealt with galore injuries successful 2024.

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