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Jerry Jones: Josh Brent has received a ‘lesson of discipline’ that could really benefit the Dallas Cowboys
By Jon Machota
10:04 am on August 26, 2014

IRVING – Jerry Jones said Monday that he expects to hear something this week on NFL commissioner Roger Goodell’s decision to reinstate and possibly discipline Josh Brent.

Brent, who met with Goodell earlier this month, spent four and a half months in jail after being convicted of intoxication manslaughter following a car crash that killed Brent’s good friend and former teammate Jerry Brown.

Tuesday morning, Jones was asked about Brent’s current state of mind. The Cowboys owner and general manager then delivered the following description.

“When you on Monday are given a roll of toilet paper and it’s got to last you until next Monday, that’s a lesson of discipline,” Jones said on 105.3 The Fan [KRLD-FM]. “That’s a lesson of life. That’s what happened to Josh. When you have someone next door to you that grabs your plate of food and you weigh 340 pounds but you don’t mess with him – he just looks at you, because you know that guy doesn’t care if you live or die – that’s a life experience. I think there’s a chance that Josh Brent may come out here and have a perspective that none of us have seen before, especially from Josh.

“He’s a strong football player. If he could really come in and has got his physical conditioning in shape, sooner rather than later on that football field we could really have an asset there. It might not be the same Josh Brent that left the football field, and that one was good enough to play and be a contributor right now for the Dallas Cowboys.”

Brent, who retired in July 2013, played three seasons with the Cowboys. Jones has already said that he would clear a roster spot for Brent once he is reinstated.

Can Jones tell that Brent is a different person emotionally?

“I don’t know that I know that,” Jones said. “I do know, though, that when someone goes through life-changing experiences, that’s what we like to think football does for young men, but he’s had that experience. He deserved that and many people think he deserved more, but the point is he has been through some eye-opening days. We could really benefit from that as a football team.

“In a totally and completely different way – and I’m going to make sure everybody understands that it is a completely different way, and you’ll see what I’m saying – when Chad Hennings joined the Dallas Cowboys and he had actually flown in Desert Storm single-pilot jets, actually had a crash in single-pilot jets. Chad Hennings had developed a discipline and developed a work ethic that made him a man among boys, and he was a major contributor technically [and] physically, but boy, was he a contributor from the standpoint of being an example of work ethic and an appreciation for the job you’ve got.

“It’s a shame that all athletes to some degree can’t have some of these life experiences and really have an appreciation for what a great opportunity it is to play in the National Football League. But Josh has had that, I think.”
 

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Served in Gulf War = Served a jail sentence. Amazing.

I hate to defend Jerry here but I'm annoyed by ridiculous statements like these. You could really hate the guy but don't make shit up. Jerry was clear with what he said...


Jerry Jones said:
“In a totally and completely different way – and I’m going to make sure everybody understands that it is a completely different way, and you’ll see what I’m saying

Its obvious he was extra careful in the way he worded that.
 

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Regarding this Josh Brent situation.. the time to cut him and make a statement to the team has passed. Which I do think would have been the right decision. But where we're at now I could give two shits. He's on the team. Hopefully he comes back and provides some kind of relief to an awful defensive line.
 

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Yes he said
“In a totally and completely different way – and I’m going to make sure everybody understands that it is a completely different way, and you’ll see what I’m saying


but he still is trying to make the comparison. His disclaimer is for jackass fans who want to defend him at every turn. Why even bring up Hennings unless you are trying to link the two situations?

but keep defending him, he was extra careful.
 

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:lol OR his disclaimer is for jackass fans who want to hate on him at every turn.

And, aside from this, when do I ever defend Jerry Jones? Come on, CMD. Get your shit straight.
 

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Yes he said



but he still is trying to make the comparison. His disclaimer is for jackass fans who want to defend him at every turn. Why even bring up Hennings unless you are trying to link the two situations?

but keep defending him, he was extra careful.

He's not comparing the Gulf war and prison. He's saying both players went through things that changed them. Things that forced them to grow up.
 
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