Report: Jones requests hearing with Goodell to contest paying owners' legal fees
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is contesting the order that he reimburse fellow owners for legal fees of more than $2 million, league sources told Mark Maske of The Washington Post.
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Jones has reportedly requested a hearing in front of commissioner Roger Goodell over the owners' efforts to be recompensated for the expenses resulting from his actions. It's unknown when the hearing will take place.
NFL owners are reportedly looking to enforce a longstanding rule "that if an owner participates in bringing litigation against other owners, he must reimburse them for the legal fees," according to Dan Graziano of ESPN.
As many as 29 of the 32 teams are in favor of the league's action against Jones, a source told Maske.
Jones hired high-profile lawyer David Boies and threatened to sue the NFL and the six owners on the compensation committee over the contract extension given to Goodell late last year. He attempted to impede the progress of the extension, while also opposing the six-game suspension doled out to Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott prior to the start of the 2017 season.
The committee told Jones he was guilty of "conduct detrimental to the league" for his efforts. He eventually backed off on his threat and Elliott went on to serve his suspension.
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