Jerry Jones brushes off reported rift with Daniel Snyder

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The owner of the Cowboys brushed off a report that there was a rift between him and the owner of the football team.

Jones said anything in that was new to him. I don't have that kind of problem.

A team source said that one owner was told that he had dirt on Jones. According to a source, Jones told his friends that he might not be able to protect the Washington Commanders owner anymore.

The Cowboys spokesman wouldn't say anything about the article.

There is no reason to believe that there will be enough votes to remove him at the next owners meeting. It would be explained by Jones and his influence.

Jones said he didn't know if the owners of the National Football League wanted to get rid of Snyder.

Jones made it clear that he and Snyder are the exception to the rule.

Jones said he has a relationship with Dan. It's a competitive game on the field and a part of the league.

Jones was the owner of the Cowboys for a decade. Jones was familiar with the inner workings of the league and took Snyder under his wing.

Their friendship grew from sitting next to each other. John Mara of the New York Giants and Jeffrey Lurie of the Philadelphia Eagles were both in the board of directors of the same time period.

In 2012 when Washington and Dallas were punished for circumventing the salary cap, Mara thought the penalties were proper. Jones said that that's John's opinion. My opinion is not that of that.

They have taken vacations with their families away from football. They filmed a Papa John's Pizza commercial together in 2010 at Cowboys Stadium, their natural banter a window into the Snyder- Jones dynamic that has been prevalent behind the scenes for some time

It's not normal to become friends in that kind of job.

He said that they are not because of the competitive aspect, but because of what it means to be an individual owner. It isn't a natural partnership at all. That doesn't mean you don't have respect for owners.