Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones taken to hospital following 'minor' car accident
DALLAS — Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was taken to a local hospital after a car accident Wednesday night, a person with knowledge of the incident confirmed to USA TODAY Sports.
The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly disclose the information.
The accident was “minor,” the person said, adding that the hospital visit was a “precautionary measure” and Jones was released later that night.
WFAA-TV, Dallas’ ABC station, reported that Jones' injuries “aren’t serious” after an accident that occurred around 8:08 p.m. on a stormy Dallas night
Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones told The Dallas Morning News his father was “all good.”
Jones, who is 79 years old, also serves as general manager and led the team’s draft efforts last weekend from club headquarters at The Star.
The Cowboys and Jones have had a tumultuous offseason that included the death of Jones’ decades-long executive assistant, court battles with a woman alleging Jones is her father
a medical procedure for Jones, public divorce proceedings for Cowboys chief brand officer Charlotte Jones, and Cowboys cornerback Kelvin Joseph’s involvement in a shooting death.