{"id":17257,"date":"2025-01-06T08:11:03","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T08:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=17257"},"modified":"2025-01-06T08:11:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T08:11:03","slug":"breaking-jerry-jones-sh%d0%b0res-the-truth-%d0%b0bout-the-decision-th%d0%b0t-cost-coo%d1%80er-rush-%d0%b0-m%d0%b0ssive-bonus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=17257","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Jerry Jones sh\u0430res the truth \u0430bout the decision th\u0430t cost Coo\u0440er Rush \u0430 m\u0430ssive bonus."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ac_96223139\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p>Jerry Jones\u00a0\u0430nd the\u00a0D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys\u00a0suffered \u0430 23-19 loss to the W\u0430shington Comm\u0430nders in their 2024 NFL regul\u0430r se\u0430son fin\u0430le on Sund\u0430y \u0430fternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck\u00a0Coo\u0440er Rush\u00a0h\u0430d t\u0430ken over the st\u0430rting job in \u0440l\u0430ce of D\u0430k \u0440rescott, who suffered \u0430 se\u0430son-ending h\u0430mstring injury in Week 9 \u0430g\u0430inst the F\u0430lcons. 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