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Cowboys Cheerleaders Accuse Top Executive of Locker Room Spying

ESPN Daily

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Sports

4.63.9K Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2022

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

For six years the Dallas Cowboys had a secret. One of their top executives was accused of spying on several cheerleaders in a locker room: and the team wrote a big check to make it all go away. Don Van Natta investigates this story for ESPN and shares the other bombshell accusation that was made, what it reveals about Jerry Jones’ team, and what happens next for the women at the center of this incident. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:06.7

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0:12.1

Jerry, I have to ask you about the cheerleader controversy in the ESPN article.

0:16.6

I know there's not a lot you can say because of the non-disclosure agreement, but why did you

0:21.0

choose to settle?

0:22.5

Well, first of all, the cheerleaders are an iconic, a vital part of what our organization is,

0:29.4

the Dallas Cowboys.

0:31.0

And so we took these allegations very seriously.

0:34.8

We immediately began a look-see, an investigation into the situation. I can assure you

0:45.0

that had we found that it need be, there would have been firings or there would have been

0:51.5

suspicion. As it turns out, in the best interest of our

0:57.8

cheerleaders, in the best interest of the organization, in the best interest of our fans,

1:05.7

what we decided to do was show the cheerleaders how seriously we took these allegations.

1:13.1

And we wanted them to know that we were real serious.

1:17.4

And so the settlement was the way to go.

1:20.5

That was Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones on Friday, telling NBC DFW about a secret his organization

1:30.5

had protected for six years, that one of their most valued executives had been accused of

1:37.0

spying on several of the team's own cheerleaders in a locker room, and that Jones wrote a

1:43.2

$2.4 million check to try and make it all go away.

1:49.4

Today, Don Van Netta walks us through his investigation into America's team,

1:54.7

which uncovered both that secret and another related, wildly explosive allegation.

2:01.6

And he explains why this story is only just beginning.

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