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The NFL reportedly fined Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones on Tuesday for an obscene gesture he made toward fans during the team’s win over the New York Jets over the weekend.
Jones was hit for $250,000 days after a video posted to social media showed him flipping the middle finger toward fans, ESPN reported .
The 82-year-old attempted to explain what he was trying to do and lamented the act earlier Tuesday.
"That was unfortunate," he told 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, via The Athletic . "There was a swarm of Cowboys fans out front. It was right after we made our last touchdown. I put up the wrong show of hand. The intention was thumbs up."
The Athletic noted that former Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams was fined $250,0