OXNARD, Calif. — Jerry Jones said Thursday he is not looking to sell a stake in the Dallas Cowboys.
“I don’t have that on my plate as a possibility at this time,” Jones said.
Mark Cuban has come up before as someone Jones could consider if the Cowboys ever brought an outside investor into the ownership group.
Jones said Cuban still fits that description.
Jerry Jones Still Thinks Highly Of Mark Cuban
Cuban spent more than two decades as controlling owner of the Dallas Mavericks before selling a majority stake in the franchise.
“But the question really was, should I ever look at it — well, he’s the kind of individual that I would want to have as a part of a group, in his particular case, because of the experience he’s got, and just plain because I know Mark and I really like his human qualities,” Jones said.
“He’s very smart, he’s very strong, and he’s very compassionate with people,” Jones continued. “He’s a people person.”
Jones said that would only matter if the Cowboys ever went outside the family.
“So candidly, when they brought his name up, I said, well, that’s the kind of individual if you were going to go outside our family,” Jones said. “But I don’t have any plans for that.”
Dallas Cowboys Valued At $15.5 Billion
Jones paid $140 million for the Cowboys and Texas Stadium in 1989.
This week, Sportico put Dallas at $15.5 billion. The Cowboys were at $12.8 billion in last year’s rankings.
Dallas has been No. 1 in Sportico’s NFL valuations for seven straight years.
The new number came out as another major sports franchise changed hands. Bob Iger and Josh Kushner agreed to buy the Los Angeles Lakers from Mark Walter for $12.5 billion.
Jones called that price “impressive.”
“I very much have an appreciation for their legacy, the value that is there,” Jones said. “That Buss family is remarkable.”
The Lakers sale led into the question about whether Jones might ever sell part of the Cowboys.
For now, he said no.
