While discussing America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys, the new Netflix documentary series chronicling the franchise’s 1990s rise to prominence, Dallas owner Jerry Jones revealed new details about his past cancer battle.
Jones’ health became a topic after the series revealed his private fight with cancer starting in 2010, something he had not discussed publicly until now. The Hall of Fame owner said sharing his story was important because so many people face similar challenges, and he wanted fans to understand the perspective and gratitude he carried into each day with the Cowboys.
Speaking to reporters Thursday, Jones shared that he underwent a clinical trial for a treatment called PD1 that “really, really, really worked,” but at the cost of significant damage to his body.
“It ate my hips up,” Jones said. “I had to have both hips replaced because it was rough on your bones. But other than that, I’m so proud to get to be sitting here with you guys and doing what we do.”
Jones credited his time around the Cowboys and the NFL for helping him maintain a positive outlook during treatment. That same perspective carried into his experience watching the series, which he described as “more emotional” than expected.”It wasn’t as pretty as I thought I remembered it. I made a lot of mistakes along the way,” said Jones, “but… it did show moments of elation. That’s football.”He reflected that football is mostly about enduring challenges and working through tough moments, with only brief bursts of elation “and there’s not a whole lot in between,” according to the Cowboys owner.America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys premieres August 19 on Netflix as an eight-part docuseries.
This article originally appeared on Cowboys Wire: Cowboys owner Jerry Jones reveals prior double hip replacements after cancer treatments
Reporting by Jazz Monet, Cowboys Wire / Cowboys Wire
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