{"id":59639,"date":"2025-06-05T01:12:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T01:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=59639"},"modified":"2025-06-05T01:12:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T01:12:16","slug":"who-is-stephen-jones-10-things-to-know-about-the-dallas-cowboys-co-owner-and-coo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=59639","title":{"rendered":"Who is Stephen Jones? 10 things to know about the Dallas Cowboys co-owner and COO"},"content":{"rendered":"
Over the years, Stephen Jones has played a key role in the direction of the Dallas Cowboys franchise.<\/p>\n

Jones oversees many aspects of the club\u2019s operations, serving as its chief operating officer and one of its co-owners. Here are 10 things to know about Jones, including some of his most notable moves as a Cowboys front office member:<\/p>\n

1. The basics<\/h2>\n

Name:<\/b> Stephen Jones<\/p>\n

Position:<\/b> Chief operating officer and co-owner of the Dallas Cowboys; president of AT&T Stadium<\/p>\n

Birthdate:<\/b> June 21, 1964<\/p>\n

Birthplace:<\/b> Danville, Arkansas<\/p>\n

Family members:<\/b> Karen (wife); Jessica, Jordan, Caroline and John Stephen (children); Jerry Jones Jr. (brother); Charlotte Jones (sister); Jerry Jones (father); Gene Jones (mother)<\/p>\n

2. The deal with Deion<\/h2>\n

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones likes to tell the story of how Stephen threw him against a wall at the Mansion 20 years ago when the club was about to sign cornerback Deion Sanders. Stephen thought the seven-year, $35 million contract was excessive and would create problems with Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin and Emmitt Smith.<\/p>\n

When Jerry said he was going into the next room to tell Sanders\u2019 agent that they had a deal Stephen grabbed his father by the arm and pushed him.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat are you going to do, hit me?\u2019\u2019 Jerry asked. \u201cI\u2019m not going to hit you, but let\u2019s talk a little more,\u2019\u2019 Stephen said. The Cowboys did sign Sanders, but Jerry went to Aikman, Irvin and Smith first to secure buy-in. \u2014 From <\/i>a story by former Dallas Morning News writer David Moore that was published on Sept. 12, 2015.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Former Dallas Cowboys player and current University of Colorado coach Deion Sanders (right) visits with Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and (center) and son Stephen Jones during pregame warmups before their game against the Seattle Seahawks at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Nov. 30, 2023.(Tom Fox \/ Staff Photographer)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

3. Almost worked at Wendy\u2019s when he was younger<\/h2>\n