March 21, 1994: Dallas Morning News’ Rick Gosselin and Ed Werder were almost done with their day covering the annual NFL owners conference when Jerry Jones sauntered into the bar area of Orlando’s Hyatt Grand Cypress. “You sure as h-ll don’t want to go to bed and miss the biggest story of the year,” he had fumed, his breath already reeking of alcohol after experiencing an utter humiliation. It had only been two months since the Dallas Cowboys ‘ second straight Super Bowl, and Jones, still wanting to celebrate, had walked up to head coach Jimmy Johnson’s table a while ago.

The catch is: That very table also sat members from the Cowboys staff who had previously been fired by the owner. So, in response to Jones raising a toast, they treated him with pin-drop silence. “F— all of you.

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