Last week, former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman took a shot at Jerry Jones' ownership style. On Tuesday, Jones responded.
"Now I would wager that if he [gave everything] to buy the team, he would do it exactly like I do it," Jones told 105.3 The Fan on Tuesday, per Jori Epstein of USA Today. "I would wager that. Because you just want to, ultimately, with that much on the line and that much at stake, you want to break any ties and make the calls."
Aikman—who now works as a color commentator alongside Joe Buck on Fox's NFL coverage—told 1310 The Ticket in Dallas last week that he was interested in someday working as a general manager for an NFL team, but didn't envision himself working under an owner like Jones who controls personnel decisions (h/t Chris Bumbaca of USA Today):
"It's a real long shot.