Jerry Jones, the iconic owner of the Dallas Cowboys, is known for his fiery personality, but this week he took it to another level during an interview on Shan & RJ on Dallas’ 105.3 The Fan. When the radio hosts questioned Jones about the Cowboys’ quiet offseason, things took an uncomfortable turn. Jones, clearly agitated, lashed out and even seemed to threaten the hosts’ jobs in a heated exchange that quickly went viral.

The hosts didn’t hold back in their response. Bobby Belt, one of the personalities on the show, described Jones’ outburst as a rare glimpse of the “real” Jerry. “I think he wanted to come at it like, ‘Oh, let me show my passion,’ but I think he legitimately got mad and then kinda snapped,” Belt said.

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He noted there’s a difference between “showman Jerry” and “genuinely upset Jerry,” and this incident definitely showed the latter. “There’s not much that genuinely upsets him, but there are a few things,” Belt explained, adding that Jones hates anything that diminishes his importance. “It was universally received as ‘what a little man,'” he said.

Jones’ frustration reached a boiling point when he said to the hosts, “I’ll get somebody else to ask these questions. I’m not kidding,” which the radio team interpreted as a threat to their careers. Shan Shariff, co-host of Shan & RJ, described the moment as “cringey” and “uncomfortable.”

A cringey and uncomfortable moment

He recounted being bombarded with calls and texts afterward, some even advising him to seek legal counsel. “It got cringey for me. The belittling, the bullying, the threat that was in there… it sounded even worse listening back,” Shariff admitted. His co-host, Choppy, agreed, saying, “It got cringey, it did. There’s no doubt about it.”

Making things worse, Jones told The Athletic after the interview that he wasn’t going to be grilled by “the guys I’m paying.” That remark fueled speculation that Jones has financial ties to the station, a claim Shariff shot down immediately. “For damn sure, it’s a fact that I don’t get paid or compensated by Jerry Jones,” Shariff said firmly. “Audacy signs my checks.”

Jones’ meltdown came just days after the Cowboys suffered a humiliating 47-9 blowout loss to the Detroit Lions, which happened to be on his 82nd birthday. The timing, along with the team’s struggles this season, may have added to his frustrations. With the Cowboys (3-3) heading into their bye week, all eyes are on how they will respond-and if Jones will keep his cool moving forward.