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Jerry Jones backs off threats to sue fellow NFL owners

After tensions have risen over Roger Goodell's suspension in recent weeks, it looks like Jerry Jones has been called on his bluff.

  • Jerry Jones has walked back his initial threats to sue the NFL and his fellow owners in a letter sent to Falcons owner Arthur Blank.
  • Jones argued that he just wanted to ensure that owners who were not a part of the NFL's compensation committee had an opportunity to be heard before Roger Goodell's extension as commissioner went forward.
  • Jones also denied again that his attacks on Goodell were in any way related to the suspension of Ezekiel Elliott.
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Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has walked back his threats to sue his fellow NFL owners.

As Ken Belson of the New York Times reports, Jones took a different tone in a letter sent to Arthur Blank, owner of the Atlanta Falcons and chairman of the

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