{"id":50901,"date":"2025-05-25T01:28:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T01:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=50901"},"modified":"2025-05-25T01:28:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T01:28:45","slug":"ousted-cowboys-star-shares-emotional-message-amid-jerry-jones-retirement-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=50901","title":{"rendered":"Ousted Cowboys Star Shares Emotional Message Amid Jerry Jones Retirement Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/image-cdn.essentiallysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imago1019461924-1.jpg?width=600\" alt=\"feature-image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>via Imago<\/p>\n<div id=\"qcmgidgb\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Picture this: It\u2019s a chilly mid-December afternoon in Charlotte, the\u00a0<strong>Dallas Cowboys<\/strong>\u00a0are facing off against the\u00a0<strong>Carolina Panthers<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Eric Kendricks<\/strong>\u00a0is doing what he does best. Reading quarterbacks like bedtime stories. Panthers QB,\u00a0<strong>Bryce Young<\/strong>, thinks he\u2019s got wideout\u00a0<strong>Adam Thielen<\/strong>\u00a0open on third down. Nope.\u00a0<strong>Jourdan Lewis<\/strong>\u00a0tips it, Kendricks snatches it, runs it back a few yards, and just like that, Dallas is in field goal range. Cowboys go up 10-0. Textbook play. But the timing?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch What\u2019s Trending Now!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"qcmgidgb2\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Up Next &#8211; New Mizzou Transfer Could Play Marques Warrick Role<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s where it gets wild and pretty much emotional. Because five days earlier, Eric wasn\u2019t just watching game tape\u2014he was watching his newborn daughter, Maxx, fight through two surgeries. But the veteran LB flew back to play, barely practiced, but suited up anyway against Carolina. That interception? Well, it wasn\u2019t just any interception. It was a turnover, and somehow the guy found a little moment of control during chaos.<\/p>\n<p>And here comes the interesting part\u2014Kendrick then brought that ball home to her newborn daughter. Why? Because it meant more than any play he\u2019s ever made. On Friday, the 33-year-old linebacker took to his Instagram and penned an emotional note for her.\u00a0<em>\u201cLeaving my family after my daughter was born this season was one of the most conflicting times I have had as a man,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>Kendrick captioned his post featuring the interception that he made, along with a couple of pictures of his daughter.<\/p>\n<div id=\"qcmgidgb3\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe class=\"ql-video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DJ-AVlDvoL4\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=672&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.essentiallysports.com&amp;rp=%2Fnfl-active-news-ousted-cowboys-star-eric-kendricks-shares-emotional-message-amid-jerry-jones-retirement-update%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A26352.400000095367%7D\" height=\"1206\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Expand Post<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe day after her second surgery, I got this \ud83c\udfc8 to bring home to her,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>he added.\u00a0<em>\u201cI understand that there are things in life far greater than football. But in this rare moment, I was given a small window to show up for both my family and my team. This interception means more to me than any other. It will always be about her. A reminder that some of the most meaningful moments are born from the hardest times. Also, that sometimes there is no easy way out.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Kendrick and his wife,\u00a0<strong>Ally Courtnall<\/strong>, welcomed their second kid (son, Knight, was born in May 2023), a daughter, on December 10, 2024, morning, when he was playing for the\u00a0Cowboys. They named her\u00a0<strong>Maxx May Kendricks<\/strong>. While the specific medical reasons for her surgeries are not officially disclosed but as her mom, Ally, says,\u00a0<em>\u201cThis girl is resilient, fierce, and feisty,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>it\u2019s certain that Ally and Eric Kendricks\u2019 daughter is healthy now.<\/p>\n<p>And yes, the LB himself confirmed it.\u00a0<em>\u201cNow, I\u2019m holding my healthy baby girl while writing this -with tears in my eyes and a little perspective,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>he added<em>. \u201cEnough emo \ud83d\udda4. Love you, MAXX.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>To make it more interesting, Kendricks gave a special shoutout to Nickelback, Jourdan Lewis, for the assist during the interception.\u00a0<em>\u201cs\/o to @jourdanjd_ for the assist,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>But on the other side of the spectrum, while Eric Kendricks is still a free agent and looking for a new home, the Cowboys\u2019 boss is making waves. Well, he has a knack for it, but this time, it\u2019s all for different reasons.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>When Jerry Jones generated a monster headline<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Jerry Jones is no more making the Cowboys\u2019 decisions? That\u2019s what the biggest headline of the NFL has been in the past few days. As per early speculations and reports,\u00a0<em>\u201cJerry Jones no longer calling Dallas Cowboys shots after George Pickens trade.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>But what followed once this news hit the headlines might have caught some attention.<\/p>\n<p>See, Jerry\u2019s jaw-dropping, internet-breaking decisions date back to\u2026 well, ever since he bought America\u2019s team back in \u201989. And it won\u2019t be wrong to say that Jerry is probably the Cowboys\u2019 dictator, in one way or another. For starters, take a look at his team\u2019s decision. Whether ditching Tom Landry right after taking over the Cowboys\u2019 reins to his breakup with Jimmy Johnson, these decisions were scrutinized.<\/p>\n<p>Then his general manager role? Marketing and business moves? Media visibility and influence that make the Cowboys one of the most celebrated teams? You name it, and the Cowboys\u2019 boss was behind all of it. But the team\u2019s performance? Well, that\u2019s where it gets messier. Because after winning three Super Bowls in the early 90s, the Cowboys have yet to make a deep playoff run. And it\u2019s been three decades already.<\/p>\n<p>But this offseason felt different. Recently, the\u00a0Cowboys traded for wideout George Pickens. But according to Nick Harris of the Fort Worth-Star Telegram, Jerry didn\u2019t make this decision. Nope. The decision was made rather by his son and the team\u2019s Executive Vice President, Stephen Jones.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>I see some fans giving Jerry Jones a lot of credit for how the Cowboys attacked the offseason<\/em>,\u201d Harris said on X. \u201c<em>While he is the head honcho at the end of the day, Stephen Jones has taken on a bigger role this offseason and it\u2019s been reflected in the team\u2019s moves<\/em>.\u201d There you go. Ever since then, it\u2019s been reported that Jerry might step down and Stephen will step up. But let\u2019s not sugarcoat it.<\/p>\n<p>According to a Cowboys\u2019 source, Stephen will remain at the same position. Radio host Shan Shariff reported that Will McClay (key executive) might be the future GM of the Cowboys if Jerry steps down. But that\u2019s not going to happen soon. Athlon Sports asked a Cowboys\u2019 source about these speculations. Their response? \u201c<em>Shh<\/em>,\u201d the source said while laughing. \u201c<em>Don\u2019t tell Jerry<\/em>.\u201d Classic. At the end of the day, the Cowboys still have Jerry Jones. And he isn\u2019t going anywhere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; via Imago Picture this: It\u2019s a chilly mid-December afternoon in Charlotte, the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0are facing off against the\u00a0Carolina Panthers, and\u00a0Eric Kendricks\u00a0is doing what he does best. 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