As all 32 NFL owners met and voted to open negotiations for NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to obtain a new contract, the voting did not come without a wedge of controversy.
Two of the NFL’s most influential owners—Cowboys’ Jerry Jones and Patriots’ Robert Kraft—were reportedly involved in a fiery verbal exchange during the owners’ meeting Tuesday after 31 of the league’s owners voted in support of Goodell securing a new contract, according to ESPN’s Seth Wickersham.
The lone objector to the latest measure involving Goodell was Jones. In his disapproval, the Cowboys’ owner reportedly told Kraft “don’t f --- with me” during the owners-only assembly. While Kraft responded to Jones, saying “excuse me,” Jones doubled down on his stance, saying “don’t mess with me.”
