Gary Myers has covered Jerry Jones longer than any pro
football writer
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book about the owner of the most valuable franchise in the world."How ‘Bout Them
Cowboys?" (Grand Central Publishing) is an in-depth look at America's Team,
still the most popular in the NFL even though it hasn't reached a Super Bowl in
23 years and isn't likely to this season.Myers was with the Dallas Morning News
when Jones bought the team in 1989 and cleaned house. Now a radio host at WFAN
in New York, Myers remembers it well 鈥?and tells it entertainingly and
informatively in his book."I was taken aback when he got weepy 鈥攔eal tears
鈥?when he started talking about how he put himself at risk financially to buy
the Cowboys in 1989," Myers says. "He said he asked his doctor why recalling
that period of his life made him so emotional and was told it was a traumatic
experience for him. Even so, seeing this multi-billionaire in tears caught me by
surprise, to say the least."There's a lot in Myers' book that could catch
readers by surprise. Such as:鈥擩ones admits he's still bitter about the
circumstances that led to his divorce with Jimmy Johnson, who coached the
Cowboys to the 1992 and '93 NFL titles. And Myers reveals "Troy Aikman has still
not forgiven Johnson for leaving him. A few years ago, they were having a beer
together, when Aikman said to Johnson, ‘We could have been Brady and
Belichick.'"鈥擳he Hall of Fame party Jones threw for himself in Canton, Ohio in
2017 cost $8 million and included a two-hour concert by Justin Timberlake. One
of the invited guests was Roger Goodell."I have a picture in my book of Jones
having a drink with Goodell and Jon Bon Jovi at the party," Myers says. "Five
days later, Goodell called Jones to tell him he was suspending Ezekiel Elliott
for six games. Jones is convinced Goodell showed up at the party knowing he was
going to suspend Elliott (who was also at the party), but did not want to ruin
Jones' weekend. Instead, he ruined his season."Jones has said Goodell previously
told him he would not suspend Elliott and to this day he feels betrayed. Goodell
has emphatically said he did not tell Jones that.There are dozens more such
intriguing and often-unrevealed stories in "How ‘Bout Them Cowboys?" Myers had
five hours of one-on-one interviews with Jones and, he jokes
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Copyright The Associated Press. All rights reservedALABAMA REUNIONJulio Jones,
Amari Cooper and Calvin Ridley cover most of a decade's worth of leading
receivers at Alabama. They'll be on the field as players together for the first
time when Cooper and the Dallas Cowboys visit the Atlanta Falcons and the
veteran/rookie duo of Jones and Ridley.Jones is a two-time All-Pro, Cooper made
the Pro Bowl his first two seasons, and Ridley leads all rookies with 500 yards
receiving. Oh, and they each won a national championship at Alabama. In fact,
Ridley won two."A lot to like about them," Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said.
"Certainly they were trained very well at Alabama, probably really good players
going there, developed to become great players coming out of there. And they've
definitely shown that at this level."Cooper wasn't supposed to make this Alabama
connection when the season started: Oakland wasn't on Atlanta's schedule. But
the Cowboys traded next year's first-round draft pick for him in hopes of having
a new No. 1 receiver after letting Dez Bryant go in a cost-cutting move during
the offseason."I'm cool with both of those guys," Cooper said. "None of us
played together, so none of us have been on the field together. So that'll be
really cool to go out there and be on the same field."CAM'S WINEPanthers
quarterback Cam Newton said if wasn't an NFL quarterback he'd want to be a
sommelier. Newton has recently developed a love for wine鈥?and cigars 鈥?although
he said his recognition of most wines is "terrible.""I picked up a hobby that I
really enjoy," said Newton. "I think I'm on sauvignon blanc right now, really
light wine, and a good mild smoke."Rudy Patino, who works as a food service
provider for the Panthers, is a resident wine expert and Newton said he's
learned some things from him about the hobby."I feel like if I had a gift of a
hidden talent
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a sommelier," Newton said. "Those senses that you have. … For those who don't
know it, it's being able to distinctively tell what type of wine it is, where
it's from and everything about wine by just the taste, the look and pretty much
the feel of the wine. It's just pretty cool to come across a person on a
day-to-day basis that knows what they're talking about. It's just like playing
football. It's an ongoing thing that you have to constantly keep taking your
nose and taste buds through."Newton said he if was to create his own wine he
would call it "Boogie Down.""As in boogie down your esophagus," Newton said with
a smile.BRITISH TRAININGUSA Football will lead the training of more than 1,000
football coaches across Britain in 2019. USA Football, a member of the U.S.
Olympic Committee and the sport's national governing body, will drive education
for British American Football Coaches Association members, spanning school-based
to adult programs.British coaches will receive USA Football in-person training
and online course work. More than 10,000 U.S. school districts and youth
programs combined enrolled in USA Football-developed coach education this
season, including nine of the country's 10 largest school districts."Our sport's
community is truly a global family," said BAFCA President Wayne Hill of
Birmingham, England. "We love the game as much as Americans do, and teaming up
with USA Football is a historic point for the sport here. Much like in the
States
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father's gridiron 鈥?it's done a lot smarter, but is just as much fun. This
partnership enables us to deliver a smarter, safer game for our athletes through
coach education."Organized football is played on six continents spanning
approximately 70 countries, a figure that has nearly doubled in the past 10
years.GREEN EAGLES IN BIG EASYThe Philadelphia Eagles will be wearing their home
green jerseys at New Orleans on Sunday. What's that all about?A bet.In March,
coaches Doug Pederson of the Super Bowl champion Eagles and Sean Payton of the
Saints made the wager, which was revealed during the summer for the American
Century Championship celebrity golf tournament at Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Pederson
has a much better golf game than Payton and finished 32nd at the tournament,
while Payton was 77th. Pederson had offered strokes or points in the Modified
Stableford scoring format, but Payton turned them down.Payton made a $5,000
donation to Autism Challenge in Philadelphia as part of the bet."Well, it is our
home jersey. It is our home color," Pederson says. "And so we are excited to
wear that. We've done it a lot this year on the road, wearing our home greens on
the road. So you know it's something that our guys enjoy."When Pederson made
that bet, did Payton say the Saints would go with their color rush, or a white
jersey?"He didn't say one way or the other," Pederson adds. "I would imagine it
would be the whites
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down in Week 4 loss to Bengals The Atlanta Falcons dropped another one, this
time falling to the Cincinnati Bengals in a 37-36 shootout. Who’s up and who’s
down in the loss?UpMatt RyanThere’s nothing that needs to be said about Ryan at
this point. He churned out another masterful performance, finishing with 419
yards, three touchdowns, zero turnovers, and a 134.5 passer rating.
Unfortunately as was the case last week, the heroic effort ended with a
loss.Calvin RidleyThe rookie wide receiver can’t stop scoring. Ridley leads the
league in receiving touchdowns with six as he added two more against Cincinnati.
He mostly earns himself a spot on this list for his route running ability as he
juked Dre Kirkpatrick to another dimension en route to a 30-yard touchdown.Takk
McKinleyMcKinley returned with to action from a groin injury with a vengeance,
racking up three sacks and being disruptive for much of the game. He tweeted “I
got you ATL” early in the week and made good on that promise.DownDesmond
TrufantIt certainly wasn’t Trufant’s finest day, as Cincinnati’s receivers was
able to consistently beat him and he was flagged twice: once for unnecessary
roughness and another for defensive holding. We’ve come to expect a lot better
from the cornerback, so his play on Sunday was a little surprising. Things were
especially bad on the Bengals’ game-winning drive. He allowed Tyler Boyd to
convert two fourth-down conversions an also let a should’ve been game-ending
interception go right through his hands.Robert AlfordIt’s actually pretty
miraculous A.J. Green ended up with just four receptions for 78 yards (and the
game-winning touchdown) because he was able to get behind Alford on more than
one occasion. Alford was flagged for defensive pass interference and defensive
holding, the latter being declined since Green still made the 16-yard catch. He
also lost contain on Giovani Bernard’s touchdown in the first quarter, allowing
the running back to easily run outside for a 10-yard score.Brian PoolePoole
finds himself on the down list for his unnecessary roughness penalty in the
third quarter that gave the Bengals a first down instead of putting them in a
3rd and 17 situation. Fortunately, Damontae Kazee intercepted a tipped ball on
the next play, but Poole and the rest of the Falcons defense cannot afford to
commit penalties like that.Who’s up and who’s down for you?