Dak Prescott addresses comment from Jerry Jones that infuriated Cowboys fans

Jerry Jones made some comments in a recent interview that angered Dallas Cowboys fans, and Dak Prescott says he can understand the frustration.

The Cowboys have had one of the worst defenses in the NFL through the first eight weeks of the season. They rank 31st out of 32 teams in points allowed (31.3) and total yards allowed (404.6) per game. Jones has spoken openly about trying to find ways to fix that, but he was criticized for making light of the issues during a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal.

In the interview, which was published on Wednesday, Jones spoke about a $1B investment he has made in natural gas company Comstock Resources. The 83-year-old made a quip about how there is so much money to be made in natural gas that it has taken his attention away from the Cowboys' defensive struggles.

"There's $100B present value with natural gas out there," Jones said. "That’s why I’m talking to you on the telephone rather than trying to fix our defense with the Dallas Cowboys.”

Dak Prescott understands why Cowboys fans were angry

Prescott was asked on Thursday about Cowboys fans being irritated with Jones' comments. The star quarterback defended Jones but said he understands where fans are coming from.

"I don’t know the full context of it. I do know a piece of it. But being a fan and you just hear that or read that, yeah, of course. ... That can definitely be frustrating," Prescott said. "But in that sense, I would just say, the guy has never really lied about who he is or what he’s trying to do.

"Hopefully he was talking about in that one particular moment. Maybe in those five minutes is what he was alluding to, and having a chance at a $100B opportunity I think you might take five minutes as well to answer a call. Hopefully that’s what he means, right? But I could see how it could be frustrating."