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He had already threatened fire because he didn’t like the radio hosts’ questions criticize Due to the poor play of his coaching staff, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is now going after players on the team who don’t like fans entering their practice area as part of AT&T Stadium tours.

Appears on 105.3 The Fan’s K&C Masterpiece On the show (h/t Jon Machota of The Athletic ), Jones called it “ridiculous” to think that player performance was affected by anything that happened on the stadium tour.

The issue was the subject of ESPN’s news this week. Kalyn Kahler published a story about the level of access fans have when they purchase tickets to tour the Cowboys’ home stadium.

While it’s not uncommon for NFL teams to offer tours of their home stadiums, the Cowboys are going above and beyond what they allow fans to do and see.

Kahler noted that the Cowboys are the only team that offers fans access to their facilities, where players can be seen practicing, receiving treatment and preparing for the upcoming game.

There’s an anecdote in the story about a tour group who was “about 10 feet away” from Dak Prescott on Thursday before the Cowboys’ Oct. 13 home game against the Detroit Lions.

According to Kahler, the Cowboys said tours do not fall within the players’ purview. But he added that many former players believe tours are “one of the biggest distractions” from working at AT&T Stadium.

Former Cowboys tight end Dalton Schultz, who has been with the Houston Texans since the beginning of last season. in question in march The Pat McAfee Show Playing for Dallas was like being in a “zoo” with so much activity going on outside at all times.

“There are people literally going rounds while you are in the weight room lifting weights,” Schultz said. “And they have a one-way mirror that people like to look at. It’s literally — it’s a zoo. (There are) people trying to get people’s attention by banging on the glass while they’re doing power cleaning and stuff.”

Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb didn’t seem too happy about the laps on Thursday when asked if they were causing a distraction.

prescott in question He doesn’t let the tours distract him, calling the tours something “you struggle with” and not using that as an excuse for why they’ve struggled this season.

Jones added Friday that publicity around the tours is good because it will bring more attention to them. The Cowboys currently generate about $10 million in ticket revenue from tours that count as part of their football-related revenue.

Since this money is counted as part of the league’s revenue, it helps increase the league’s revenue. salary capConsidering how much money Jones has was close Cowboys’ lack of activity on cap restrictions in free agency – ignoring him as a key figure pushed The NFL should have implemented the salary cap more than 30 years ago; At the very least, he’s finding ways to potentially help the team get out of its current situation in the future if he can get a salary increase sooner.

But for now, the Cowboys will try to get their season back on track starting Sunday when they face the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium.