“Really demeaning, really insulting,” Dallas Radio hosts fire back after Jerry Jones hints at firing them following viral on-air meltdown
Dallas local radio hosts finally opened up about the contentious interview with Jerry Jones and referred to it as “demeaning.”
Dallas Radio hosts fire back at Jerry Jones (Via Imago/X)
The Dallas Cowboys are back in the headlines and yet again, it has very little to do with their on-field performance during the regular season of 2024. After the intense scrutiny throughout the offseason, owner Jerry Jones seems to have grabbed everyone’s attention for all the wrong reasons.
The 82-year-old recently lost his cool during his last week’s appearance on 105.3 The Fan radio show, when the hosts Shan Shariff and RJ Choppy questioned him about his controversial offseason moves, which in many ways affected the team’s 3-3 record. Being frustrated by the constant criticism, Jones took things a little further and threatened the job of the radio hosts.
Jones never expected the episode to generate such a stir, but as it did, the local radio host opened up about the contentious interview with Dallas owner and referred to it as “demeaning.”
It was really demeaning, really insulting—and again out of nowhere. We have done 14 years of interviews with this man. Never had anything close to that.
Shan Shariff said during Wednesday’s episode of the 105.3 The Fan show
Why did Jerry Jones double down on his viral comments on @1053SS, @rjchoppy and @bobbyBelt?
Listen to their reaction from this morning’s show:https://t.co/K2zdEsbkQf pic.twitter.com/s8BlemGdEf
— 105.3 The FAN (@1053thefan) October 16, 2024
Shariff picked up the subject after his co-host RJ Choppy brought it up, saying he felt “speechless” when Jones threatened their jobs. Even though it didn’t affect him much, it did upset him, and he lost respect for the Billionaire businessman.
Shan Shariff reflects on Jerry Jones’ uncharacteristic outburst
While discussing the subject, host Shariff referenced all their previous episodes with the Cowboys owner, in which they discussed a variety of subjects, from coaching changes in the league to matters concerning the National Flag. But not once did Jones escalate the matter to such an extent, reflecting his intensified frustration with the Cowboys’ continuous failure and being blamed for it.
Never this type of venom, this type of anger and disgust from Jerry. He is the greatest media ally and friend you could ever dream for in this position. Never has he controlled the message, asked me [for questions ahead of time]. For damn sure it’s a fact that I don’t get paid or compensated by Jones, which I would love to be.
Shan Shariff added
For more than a decade, Jones has been making weekly appearances on the 105.3 The Fan show for 20 weeks every year. He’s a significant contributor to the radio show’s success but his relations seem to have fell off-balance after one episode and it remains a question whether they would have another weekly episode featuring the Cowboys owner.
