The Dallas Cowboys remain one of the most popular franchises in sports despite their recent lack of success, but longtime analyst Michael Wilbon thinks it is time for ESPN to focus elsewhere.
During Monday’s edition of “Pardon the Interruption,” Wilbon was critical of Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and ESPN’s commitment to covering “America’s Team.” Wilbon, who has been with ESPN since 2001, first ranted about how indifferent he is to Jones’ comments.
Wilbon said there is nothing that Jones says these days that captures his interest, and that the 82-year-old “likes to hear himself talk.”
“It’s fine. He’s earned it. He’s a cranky old man, he can do whatever he wants,” Wilbon said, via Drew Lerner of Awful Announcing. “But I’m not paying any attention. So I assign no meaning to it. It’s what he likes to do. He likes to be on stage. … He’s a showman, and he wants all your attention all the time and I’m not going to give it to him. … I don’t give a damn what Jerry Jones says.”
The criticism from Wilbon came in the wake of Jones addressing fans at Cowboys training camp over the weekend, where he did not exactly get a warm greeting.
Wilbon then directed his frustration at ESPN for giving Jones and the Cowboys so much airtime.
“The Cowboys, they’re not in the big action late. They’re not relevant in January. … I don’t care about the Cowboys, even though I know that most of the programming on this network is devoted to Jerry Jones and the Cowboys,” Wilbon added.
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