Jerry Jones under fire for $10m gift at same time Cowboys fans say he won’t pay coaches

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It has all gone wrong for the Dallas Cowboys.The Cowboys suffered another ’embarrassing’ defeat – this time a 23-13 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday Night Football which has left Jerry Jones‘ team in a 2-4 hole just six weeks into the 2026 NFL season. The Cowboys fell to the Packers on Sunday Night Football to take their record to 2-4 on the 2026 seasonGettyAlthough franchise quarterback Dak Prescott fired two interceptions – bringing his season total to five – on the night, many of the fans are blaming their 84-year-old owner.Jones, who is worth an estimated $23.3 billion per Forbes, purchased the Cowboys back in 1989 for just $140 million, and has since turned the NFL juggernaut into a $17 billion money-making machine. Despite being the most valuable franchise in the league by quite some margin – the Los Angeles Rams rank second with a value of $13.5 billion per Forbes – ‘America’s Team’ hasn’t won a Super Bowl since 1995. And, Jones as often been reluctant to pay both his players and his coaches – an argument the fans are now making as to why the Cowboys find themselves in such a slump. Cowboys insider Nick Harris made a case during the primetime game that the roster, on paper, is good enough to compete and that it’s the coaching that is not up to standard. “Believe it or not, this roster is good enough. Is it elite? No. Is it great? No. But it should be good enough, and it’s nowhere close to even average. The Cowboys are on a train to nowhere, and the blame falls on the coaches leading it,” he wrote in a post to X. This prompted several replies, including from senior NFL insider Josina Anderson, who brought money into the equation, responding with, “#Cowboys ownership wanted to save on the head coach position salary & Brian Schottenheimer’s coordinators compared to the avg pay in the league for their roles…,“Blue Ribbon experience is valuable over the ebbs and flow of a long season, & top-tier talent costs what it costs…”Both have a point. Almost everything is wrongThe Cowboys have one of the most exciting offenses in the league with wide receiver pairing CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens at Prescott’s disposal. The fans have aimed most of their blame at Cowboys owner JonesGettyPickens and Lamb are star receivers but have been unable to help the Cowboys win football games thus farGettyBut a combination of questionable play-calling and a subpar defense helping out – with the Cowboys allowing an average of 382.5 yards per game which ranks 30th in the NFL – has Dallas third in the NFC East behind the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles – who are both missing their starting quarterbacks for the long-term. Then there’s the issue of bringing in coaches but not paying them like other organizations in the league. For example, head coach Brian Schottenheimer’s contract reportedly sees him earn $4.5 million annually, which just so happens to be the exact same figure that the Cowboys paid Bill Parcels over 20 years ago. It’s also a bit of a smack in the face to Cowboys fans knowing that Jones doesn’t want to play up for elite-caliber talent, which led to the departure of star edge rusher Micah Parsons last year, but that he is more than willing to donate millions to organizations outside of football. Earlier in the week during an appearance at the Little Rock Touchdown Club in Arkansas with former United States President Bill Clinton, it was revealed that Jones had pledged $10 million to the Clinton Foundation. His donation will be put toward modernizing the Clinton Presidential Center, with Jones emphasizing that he hopes his contributions will create opportunities for young people across his home state, including student athletes. Whilst he’s pledging to help the future, many Cowboys fans will surely be wondering why he isn’t focusing on the present and doing everything in his power to get is beloved football team back to winning ways.