In the eyes of at least one NFL agent, Jerry Jones is the real commissioner of the NFL.
"Hands down, without a doubt, No. 1, and anyone who says otherwise is an absolute idiot. Jerry Jones is the shadow commissioner of the National Football League," the agent told Ben Standig of The Athletic in response to a question asking who is the NFL's most powerful person.
"He has made more rain for more owners than any man in the history of professional football in America. He single-handedly backstabbed Dean Spanos and the Chargers organization with what he did for Stan Kroenke in the Rams deal, which was obviously in the best interests of the NFL.