Jerry Jones Defends Dak Prescott Heckler After 'Embarrassing' Fiasco

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones reacts before the game at AT&T Stadium. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

Jerry Jones Defends Dak Prescott Heckler After 'Embarrassing' Fiasco

Originally posted on Dallas Cowboys on SI
By Josh Sanchez | Last updated Oct 13, 2026 11:03 AM ET

Last week, the Dallas Cowboys were embarrassed at home by the previously winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers in primetime. The entire NFL world was watching, and the Cowboys found themselves as a laughing stock and punching bag around the league.

But the team didn't even need to wait until the morning sports talk shows to face the criticism and jokes, because it was right there at AT&T Stadium.

As Dak Prescott was making his way back to the locker room, a third-party contract worker, who was reportedly a valet driver, called out Prescott and the Cowboys for their "embarrassing" performance.

Prescott turned around to confront the man, but there was no further incident. On Tuesday, Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones was asked about the incident, and offered up an unexpected response during his weekly appearance on 105.3 The Fan.

Jerry Jones Comes To Defense of Dak Prescott Heckler

Here’s our angle of a worker — either stadium employee or valet car driver — calling out Dak Prescott and the Cowboys performance, with Dak’s reaction which he said was prompted by the man looking away after saying the criticisms. #dallascowboys #nfl pic.twitter.com/ffznCyahvv
— Adam Rossow (@AdamJRossow) October 9, 2026

“The driver in question was not an employee, but fans can express themselves, and should express themselves,” Jones said during his appearance. “Whether he was our employee or not, he was a fan, it sounds like. So I'm for our fans expressing themselves.”

Who knew Jerry Jones would be the voice of reason?

This article first appeared on Dallas Cowboys on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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