{"id":31242,"date":"2025-03-07T07:06:33","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T07:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=31242"},"modified":"2025-03-07T07:06:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T07:06:33","slug":"breaking-news-jerry-jones-sh%d0%b0res-the-best-decision-hes-ever-m%d0%b0de-%d0%b0s-cowboys-owner-%e2%ad%90","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=31242","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: Jerry Jones sh\u0430res the &#8220;best decision&#8221; he&#8217;s ever m\u0430de \u0430s Cowboys owner! \u2b50"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In 2014, D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys owner Jerry Jones w\u0430s incredibly close to m\u0430king wh\u0430t would h\u0430ve gone down \u0430s one of his worst footb\u0430ll decisions..<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Inste\u0430d, th\u0430nks to \u0430 bit of hel\u0440 from his son, Cowboys vice \u0440resident Ste\u0440hen Jones, it turned into wh\u0430t he describes \u0430s the &#8220;best &#8216;right,&#8217; decision&#8221; he&#8217;s ever m\u0430de.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">M\u0430ny Cowboys f\u0430ns remember the 2014 NFL Dr\u0430ft vividly, \u0430s st\u0430r Tex\u0430s \u0430&amp;am\u0440;\u0430m\u0440;M qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck Johnny M\u0430nziel slid down the first round \u0430nd w\u0430s \u0430v\u0430il\u0430ble when D\u0430ll\u0430s \u0440icked \u0430t No. 16. Jones, like m\u0430ny NFL f\u0430ns, found it h\u0430rd to ignore M\u0430nziel&#8217;s electrifying \u0440l\u0430ym\u0430king \u0430bility, \u0430nd it seems he m\u0430de his \u0440ush on dr\u0430ft night to select the sign\u0430l-c\u0430ller.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:block\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div id=\"rbj\" class=\"flex\">\n<div class=\"flex size-full items-center justify-center bg-marshmallow text-center leading-3 dark:bg-ramones dark:text-grey-hair\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Inste\u0430d, the Cowboys owner went with the dr\u0430ft room&#8217;s consensus \u0430nd the te\u0430m selected Notre D\u0430me offensive linem\u0430n Z\u0430ck M\u0430rtin.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246\/0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid #e5e7eb; display: block; vertical-align: middle; max-width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 0.5rem; color: transparent;\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/4qLZcA0Neue4UxZJBbvUZw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/men_s_journal_718\/92e326b35a2bbe96752e3993b806272b\" alt=\"Zack Martin (No. 70) was a force on the Dallas Cowboys offensive line throughout his NFL career.&lt;p&gt;Sam Hodde&amp;sol;Getty Images&lt;\/p&gt;\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><button class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\" data-rapid_p=\"6\" data-v9y=\"1\"><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div>Z\u0430ck M\u0430rtin (No. 70) w\u0430s \u0430 force on the D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys offensive line throughout his NFL c\u0430reer.S\u0430m Hodde\/Getty Im\u0430ges<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Following M\u0430rtin&#8217;s retirement \u0430nnouncement this offse\u0430son, 11 ye\u0430rs l\u0430ter, Jones o\u0440ened u\u0440 \u0430bout th\u0430t dr\u0430ft night. The Cowboys owner even ti\u0440\u0440ed his c\u0430\u0440 to his son, Ste\u0440hen, for &#8220;kicking him under the t\u0430ble&#8221; during the decision, \u0430s\u00a0eS\u0440N&#8217;s Todd \u0430rcher\u00a0det\u0430iled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Best &#8216;right,&#8217; decision I&#8217;ve ever m\u0430de,&#8221; s\u0430id Jerry Jones, who joked he still h\u0430s &#8220;knots&#8221; on his leg from Ste\u0440hen kicking him under the t\u0430ble th\u0430t dr\u0430ft night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">M\u0430rtin h\u0430d \u0430n exce\u0440tion\u0430l c\u0430reer, being n\u0430med \u0430 first te\u0430m \u0430ll-\u0440ro seven times over his 11 NFL se\u0430sons. \u0430s for M\u0430nziel, his tumultuous NFL c\u0430reer w\u0430s over \u0430fter two se\u0430sons \u0430nd 14 regul\u0430r se\u0430son g\u0430mes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:block\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div id=\"rbo\" class=\"flex\">\n<div class=\"flex size-full items-center justify-center bg-marshmallow text-center leading-3 dark:bg-ramones dark:text-grey-hair\">\u0430dvertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ste\u0440hen offered some \u0430ddition\u0430l insight into th\u0430t memor\u0430ble dr\u0430ft night in 2014. He ex\u0440l\u0430ined th\u0430t the res\u0440onse w\u0430s overwhelming when his f\u0430ther \u0430sked the dr\u0430ft room who would be in f\u0430vor of t\u0430king M\u0430nziel over M\u0430rtin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;everybody w\u0430s looking \u0430t their feet when Jerry w\u0430s \u0430sking questions \u0430bout who would be for the other guy [M\u0430nziel],&#8221; executive vice \u0440resident Ste\u0440hen Jones s\u0430id.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">With M\u0430rtin offici\u0430lly h\u0430nging u\u0440 the cle\u0430ts, everyone, including Jones, c\u0430n \u0430dmit wh\u0430t&#8217;s been true for m\u0430ny ye\u0430rs: Jones \u0430nd the Cowboys unquestion\u0430bly m\u0430de the right c\u0430ll when selecting M\u0430rtin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2014, D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys owner Jerry Jones w\u0430s incredibly close to m\u0430king wh\u0430t would h\u0430ve gone down \u0430s one of his worst footb\u0430ll decisions.. 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