Dallas Cowboys fans are learning of some shocking news involving owner Jerry Jones. In a public statement, the 82-year-old shocked the NFL world when he opened up about having cancer.
Breaking: Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones Reveals Shocking Cancer News, Fans Blindsided (Report)
Feb 6, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; Jerry Jones on the red carpet before Super Bowl LIX NFL Honors at Saenger Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
Feb 6, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; Jones on the red carpet before Super Bowl LIX NFL Honors at Saenger Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
Jerry Jones revealed on Wednesday that he battled stage 4 melanoma for more than a decade. Fans have rallied around him:
Jones told The Dallas Morning News that he received a June 2010 diagnosis and later took an experimental trial drug to battle the cancer. The Pro Football Hall of Famer had two lung and two lymph node surgeries.
Most importantly, Jones says that he is tumor-free. Jones will reportedly discuss his health in the fifth episode of the Netflix documentary “America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys” that debuts next week.
Social media showed many Cowboys fans collectively sharing a similar sentiment: their frustrations with Jones and the Cowboys, who haven’t reached a Super Bowl since 1995, don’t mean they want Jones to suffer.
Jul 26, 2025; Oxnard, CA, USA; Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones speaks at training camp opening ceremonies at the River Ridge Fields. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
Jul 26, 2025; Oxnard, CA, USA; Cowboys owner Jones speaks at training camp opening ceremonies at the River Ridge Fields. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
“Hey, as much as we all get sick and frustrated with the guy, I’m happy he was able to overcome it,” one Reddit user explained. “Life and health are more important than sports. Good to hear Jerry.”
Added another: “He may be the reason this team has seen a Super Bowl in 30 years but I’m glad cancer didn’t claim another victim here.”
Jones, who turns 83 in October, called the PD-1 drug a “real miracle.” Neither Jones nor the Cowboys specified when he began taking PD-1.
“I’m not fond of Jerry as an owner these days but I don’t want the man to die,” read one Reddit comment. “Cancer sucks, glad he beat it!”
The Cowboys have won three Super Bowls since Jones bought the team in 1989, though none since January 1996. Dallas went 7-10 last year amid various injuries and lost Pro Bowl quarterback Dak Prescott to season-ending hamstring surgery in mid-November.
“It’s fun to get wound up about our favorite team and least favorite GM, but I’m happy he was able to overcome this,” another Cowboys fan wrote. “[Expletive] cancer.”
Jan 27, 2025; Frisco, TX, USA; Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones speaks to the media at a press conference at the Star. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-Imagn Images
Jan 27, 2025; Frisco, TX, USA; Cowboys owner Jones speaks to the media at a press conference at the Star. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-Imagn Images
Jan 5, 2025; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones before the game against the Washington Commanders at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images
Jan 5, 2025; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas owner Jones before the game against the Washington Commanders at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images
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