Ah, spring in North Texas. Most seasons around here are predictably unpredictable. weather? It's raining one day and bright and warm the next, but we know we'll have a few months of unsettled weather. We know that allergies wreak havoc on our daily lives when pollen levels increase, but we don't know by how much.
As for the Dallas Cowboys, the month of March has seen continued anger over their lack of a Super Bowl win and the mind-boggling lack of activity during the NFL's free agency period. There is. That's because their divisional rivals are adding important pieces to their teams. To significantly improve the team.
But that's not all when it comes to Jerry Jones and the players with the asterisk on their helmets. No other team in football, if not all of American professional sports, has more off-field legal issues than the Cowboys. Each offseason brings a series of lawsuits, arrests, trials, settlements and scandals, making “America's Team” a kind of story without an offseason. This year is no exception.
Those who remember that former Cowboys receiver Michael Irvin was suspended from television for several months in early 2023 after being accused of inappropriate behavior towards a female hotel worker inside a Phoenix hotel. There may be some. He sued the hotel chain and the suit was later settled. Just before the start of the latest season, defensive lineman Sam Williams was arrested in Frisco and charged with possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of a weapon. It's always something.
As of Monday, the team's star QB, Dak Prescott, is facing a contract extension that many observers predict will earn him $60 million per season, but he was accused of trying to extort him out of $100. It has been revealed that a civil suit has been filed against the woman. 1 million from him.
But that's not all. To paraphrase his current TikTok trend: “We are the Dallas Cowboys. Of course we will be discussing legal issues almost all the time.” Introducing the latest legal issues.
Jerry Jones sexual assault trial
In February 2023, the Texas Court of Appeals ruled that Jones sexually assaulted a woman when he kissed her and forcibly grabbed her without her consent during a 2018 Cowboys game at AT&T Stadium. It revived a 2020 lawsuit alleging. Jones has denied the charges, and a judge in November set a court date for this month. But last week, at the request of Jones' legal team, that date was moved to next year, WFAA reported.
jerry jones father case
We're not liars, so we didn't say team owners aren't responsible for most of their off-field legal troubles. Legal headlines have been at stake for Jones in recent weeks, after a judge ordered him to undergo a paternity test. Jones and his lawyers challenged the order, but another judge quickly upheld the ruling. A woman named Alexandra Davis claims in her court documents that Jones is her father, and that Davis was the result of an affair the Cowboys owner had with her mother in Arkansas in the 1990s. are doing.
Jones denies the allegations, but Davis reached a settlement with her mother decades ago that included periodic payments from a trust fund and a large lump sum payment to Davis. It is said that It's unclear when Jones will be tested, as his lawyers are again seeking to have the case dismissed.
Dak Prescott Racketeering Lawsuit
on monday, dallas morning news According to reports, Prescott filed a civil lawsuit in Collin County in February 2017 against a woman who the quarterback claims tried to blackmail her with $100 million to keep her from reporting sexual assault charges.
“Mr. Prescott's lawsuit includes a letter from Arlington-based attorneys Bethel Zehaie and Yoel Zehaie of the woman, stating that she did not disclose or pursue criminal charges related to the 2017 sexual encounter. They say they are seeking compensation in return.” morning news Report status. “The letter was sent to an email address associated with Prescott's alma mater, Mississippi State University, and then sent to his attorney.”
In 2017, Prescott was in his second year as the Cowboys' starting quarterback after leaving Mississippi State in 2016. Although he had some trouble in college, including an arrest and acquittal for drunk driving, the QB has had very few problematic situations in his now eight-year NFL career. On February 29, Prescott and his girlfriend Sarah Jane Ramos announced the birth of his first daughter, MJ. Prescott denies the sexual assault accusations.
morning news It also included the following statement from Mr. Prescott's attorney: Prescott is forced to file an immediate lawsuit to uncover the truth, protect his new family, and promote societal progress in supporting legitimate survivors of sexual assault. ”
According to Pro Football Talk, the lawsuit includes language acknowledging that Prescott once had a close relationship with his accuser.
“At the time of the alleged assault, Mr. Prescott was single and, in fact, [the accuser’s] “His conduct in the seven years since the alleged assault is consistent with him engaging solely in consensual conduct with Mr. Prescott,” the complaint alleges. “The fact that Mr. Prescott never heard anything negative about this supposed exchange nearly a decade ago speaks volumes about the defendants' motives.”
washington post The alleged accuser's lawyer, Bethel Zehaie, was contacted and issued a statement to the newspaper: “Dak is a liar and a rapist.”
Prescott is seeking $1 million in damages. postPrescott said, “All of the money raised in the lawsuit will be donated to a charitable foundation established by…'' LAW & ORDER: Special Victim Response Office Star Mariska Hargitay focuses on tackling sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse. ”
