Super 'shocker' for Jerry Jones: Cowboys not in Super Bowl LIX

Field Level Media|published: Sun 9th February, 12:37 2025

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Aug 29, 2021; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, owner Jerry Jones and receiver Amari Cooper talk prior to the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-Imagn Images

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is in New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX and the accompanying festivities, but the trip hasn't been exactly what he expected, apparently.

In an interview with The Athletic, Jones said it is a "shocker" that his team isn't in the big game, especially after he invested a total of $376 million -- including $331 million in guarantees -- in contract extensions for Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb.

"I wouldn't have signed Dak Prescott, the highest-paid player in the NFL, if now wasn't when we wanted to win," Jones said. "This is a shocker to be here at this Super Bowl and not have the Cowboys here. I didn't plan on that when I made that agreement with him. So we're going to do everything we can to get there."

Instead, the Cowboys finished the regular season at 7-10, and Prescott suffered a season-ending hamstring injury in Week 9.

Head coach Mike McCarthy and the Cowboys split after the season, with Brian Schottenheimer being promoted from offensive coordinator to head coach.

Jones told The Athletic he has all the confidence in Schottenheimer.

"I looked at 25 years of being on many staffs in the NFL," Jones said of his new coach. "I looked at sitting around that dinner table with his daddy, Marty Schottenheimer, and I know what osmosis does. It doesn't fall far from the tree."

--Field Level Media