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New York Post
3 hours ago
- Sport
- New York Post
Michael Irvin takes you inside cocaine arrest that threatened Cowboys dynasty in ‘America's Team'
Former Dallas Cowboys receiver Michael Irvin recalled the heart-wrenching conversation he had with his wife, Sandy Harrell, when he was indicted on felony cocaine possession in March 1996. In the seventh episode of 'America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys' — the Netflix documentary premiering Tuesday that delves into the history of Jerry Jones' ownership in the 1990s — Irvin explains how he handled facing up to 20 years in prison if convicted. 'My wife, she looked at me and she said, 'Don't say a word, God has already told me I am your wife and I am not going anywhere. But you have to make your peace with God,'' Irvin says in the documentary. 'I don't think I ever felt worse in my life.' Irvin and Harrell married in June 1990, the same year he welcomed his daughter Myesha from a previous relationship. They have three kids: a daughter Chelsea and sons Michael Jr. and Elijah. 5 Michael Irvin arrives to court for his 1996 court hearing over drug possession. AFP via Getty Images 'I had a routine, after you win the Super Bowl [which the Cowboys did in '96], before the next season starts, you get about a month — and that month, you cut loose and have a good time,' Irvin says in the documentary, adding that the festivities were slated to culminated with his March 5 birthday. Irvin pleaded no contest to felony cocaine possession in exchange for four years of deferred probation, a $10,000 fine and dismissal of misdemeanor marijuana possession charges after police found the All-Pro wideout with a few others in a Texas hotel room littered with cocaine and marijuana. Irvin ultimately took a deal and got probation with restrictions and conditions. He was also suspended the first five games of the 1996 season. The doc also mentions there was a murder-for-hire plot against Irvin by a Dallas cop at the time, who was arrested and pleaded guilty and sentenced to six years in prison. Hidden camera video tape shows Irvin discussing doing cocaine while in the passenger's seat of car. 5 Michael Irvin scores a touchdown against the Eagles in 1998. AP On the night of March 4, 1996, police found Irvin, his former Cowboys teammate Alfredo Roberts and two females in a Texas hotel room, where police found drug paraphernalia, sex toys and substantial amounts of marijuana and cocaine. Police said one bag contained the largest chunk of crack cocaine they had ever seen. Irvin says Mike Gilette, the assistant DA of Dallas County at the time, was trying to prove he brought the drugs to the Residence Inn he was busted at, which Irvin denied. Jones, whose close relationship with Irvin was emphasized in the doc, set up a meeting with Irvin, his attorney and Gilette, who ripped him apart. 5 Michael Irvin and Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas Cowboys, pose with Irvin's bust during the Class of 2007 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement. Getty Images 'He said, 'Let me tell ya what the truth is, the truth is what I make it in the courtroom, and personally I think you're a piece of s–t and you use your fame and your money to take advantage of these poor white girls and I'm going to filet you like a fish and leave you in an alley,'' Irvin says of his conversation with Gilette. 'I said Gilette when you get finished with this, somebody's gonna pay me millions of dollars to catch a football and your lil sharp ass is gonna be broke and stuck down here no matter what.' And then I said, 'I'll show you tomorrow what it is when you get here.' 5 Michael Irvin and wife Sandy Harrell in 2005. Getty Images 'And that's why I put on a mink coat and the shades [to his first court appearance]. You want to show me up, let me show you. It was 95 degrees but the coat was needed.' Irvin showed up to his court date at the time in a floor-length fur coat and sunglasses. His wife was with him. 'Michael is very well my favorite player of my time,' Jones says. 'What makes him be as substantive as he is, is the fact that he plays and lives at the level he lives … Because of some of his decisions, he had become vulnerable. 'He has my back and I have his back — certainly that was the case in a dicey situation like this where you know the eye was on him.' 5 Michael Irvin celebrates for the Cowboys in 1993. AP Irvin won three Super Bowls in four years with the Cowboys as part of a dynastic offense that included quarterback Troy Aikman and running back Emmitt Smith, the NFL's all-time leading rusher. 'I knew that we had a lot of players that weren't choir boys but I didn't know some of the activity that ended up getting him in trouble,' says Aikman, who supported Irvin at his first court date. 'I was concerned for my buddy, my friend, my brother,' Smith adds. 'What does this mean for him and his career?' In June 2001, a year following his NFL retirement due to injury, Irvin was arrested for felony cocaine possession in Dallas. The charges were later dropped.
Boston Globe
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
This week's TV: Paul Reiser, Abbi Jacobson star in a new animated comedy, plus an Amanda Knox series
What else is coming down the TV pike this week? The Legoization of the world continues with the premiere of 'LEGO Masters Jr. , ' the young folks' version of the 'LEGO Masters' game show. Hosted by Kelly Osbourne (daughter of It's been many years since the Dallas Cowboys were dominant, but they make for juicy storytelling as long as Jerry Jones is in charge. The Netflix series 'America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys' tells the story of the Jones era, from the Arkansas oilman's controversial decision to fire beloved head coach Tom Landry in 1989, through the glory years of the 1990s, and up to the mediocre present. The series premieres Tuesday. Are we not men? The new wave band that preached 'de-evolution' gets a new moment in the sun with Do you subscribe to the The Swimmer ,' the 1968 adaptation of the John Cheever story starring Burt Lancaster. It's about suburban complacency, but it's also one of cinema's most devastating portraits of alcoholism. You may have noticed that TV can't get enough of true crime and tabloid scandal. The latest offering is 'The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox,' a limited series starring Grace Van Patten as the woman wrongfully convicted of the 2007 murder of fellow exchange student Meredith Kercher. It premieres Wednesday on Hulu. Chris Vognar can be reached at
Toronto Star
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Toronto Star
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones reveals cancer diagnosis and credits experimental drug
Jerry Jones arrives at the premiere of 'America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys' on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, at The Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) ap flag wire: true flag sponsored: false article_type: : sWebsitePrimaryPublication : publications/toronto_star bHasMigratedAvatar : false :
New York Post
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones reveals decade-long stage 4 cancer fight — and how he survived
Jerry Jones is lifting the lid on his secret battle with cancer. The loquacious Dallas Cowboys owner, 82, told The Dallas Morning News he was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma in June 2010 and survived a decade-long fight thanks to an experimental drug. 'I was saved by a fabulous treatment and great doctors and a real miracle [drug] called PD-1 [therapy],' Jones told the outlet. 'I went into trials for that PD-1, and it has been one of the great medicines. Advertisement 'I now have no tumors.' Jerry Jones (c.) and wife Eugenia (second from left) with children Stephen (l.), Charlotte (second from r.) and Jerry Jr. (r.) at the premiere of Netflix's 'America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys' on Aug. 11, 2025. AFP via Getty Images Jones made a reference to getting cancer treatment 'about a dozen years ago' in the Netflix docuseries 'America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys.' He began treatment at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, but did not say when he started taking PD-1, which is short for Programmed Cell Death Protein 1. Advertisement In the decade after his diagnosis, Jones told the Morning News he had two lung surgeries and two lymph node surgeries. Jones' Cowboys are now worth $12.8 billion, tops in the NFL, according to valuations released by Sportico on Wednesday. That's a 24 percent increase from last year. Jerry Jones in 2010. Tribune News Service via Getty I Advertisement Jones purchased the franchise for $140 million in 1989. While the Cowboys won three Super Bowls in four seasons from 1992-95, they have not reached the NFC Championship game since that last Super Bowl win.
Time of India
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
‘Create some championships or shut up': Fans slam Cowboys owner Jerry Jones over 30-year hiatus
(Image via Getty: Jerry Jones and his wife Eugenia Jones pose with Michael Irvin at the America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys' premiere) Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones recently attended the premiere of the Netflix series, 'America's Team,' at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. Jones shared a vital fact about the Cowboys at the premiere. The 82-year-old American billionaire businessman said, 'The Cowboys enjoy great visibility in all of the cities and towns that aren't NFL teams. We have a very big following, both the ones that want to see us getting our ass kicked and the ones that want to see us win.' A video clip from the premiere was shared by Jon Machota of The Athletic on X. One X user commented, 'Create some championships, Jerry, or shut up.' Another said, 'The first group of followers have been winning for 3 decades, unfortunately.' A third fan wrote, 'So what, same story since the 1900s.' What was the story? Let's find out. It needs to have some conflict and some interest Jerry Jones shared at the premiere that the Dallas Cowboys team could win three Super Bowls in the 1990s because they had equal amounts of 'conflict' and 'interest'. Elaborating on that very point, the owner said, 'The Cowboys enjoy great visibility in all of the cities and towns that aren't NFL teams. We have a very big following, both the ones that want to see us getting our ass kicked and the ones that want to see us win. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Ngamprah: Unsold Sofas Prices May Surprise You (Prices May Surprise You) Sofas | Search Ads Search Now Undo Now, that's not the NFL cities. In those cities, we've got a good chance of being the one that wants to beat the most or the other, bless all of them - not just the ones for the Cowboys. And you say, well, what are you, Jerry? What I am is I want the interest, that kind of interest up there, and that interest doesn't just need to be powder-puff stuff. It needs to have some conflict; it needs to have some interest. Well, this group sitting right here(former players from the 1990s Dallas Cowboys team) knew how to have a little conflict and a little interest around there. You're good, seriously, in a very, very good way. That is a part of what our story is about - creating that interest and keeping it coming because Netflix has such a breadth of visibility. What I'm proud of is that we can do our part in adding a little special interest because it's got something to do with the Dallas Cowboys. Maybe we'll get out of here tonight, Michael(Irvin), and give them something else to be interested in. Michael - in the Hall of Fame. John Madden said - What I'm interested in is what happens when they shut the doors and the lights go down and the bus of all the Hall of Famers, these two guys are in it–what happens is when the lights are down, doors are shut, then the bus in there starts talking. Michael and I were down there for, I guess, we were talking on the stage, and I said - Michael, we'll be the first two that sneak out.' Fans severely criticize Jerry Jones for not winning a championship in 30 years An X user bluntly wrote, '3 decades of the same nauseating comments. Get this clown away from the football team.' Another too, 'You've been irrelevant for 30 years you dope!' A fan felt, 'I get less interested every year & it's because of him & Stephen.' Another genuinely asked, 'Can he do anything for those that want to see him win?' A fan commented, 'Thanks to Jerry, the ones that want to see the Cowboys get their ass kicked have had a good thirty-year run. ' Another fan said, 'This guy. I can't watch it.' A third fan chimed in, 'Dude should be working on team and he's doing this crap.' A fourth fan frankly jotted, 'This guy just never shuts his fat mouth. He should be embarrassed that he's having docs made about our team from the 90s, but has nothing relevant to show from the present day. I wish he would sell the team. He doesn't care about winning.' America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys | Final Trailer | Netflix Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl history Year Super Bowl Competing Teams Score Winner 1972 Super Bowl VI Dallas Cowboys vs. Miami Dolphins 24-3 Cowboys won 1976 Super Bowl X Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Dallas Cowboys 21-17 Steelers won 1978 Super Bowl XII Dallas Cowboys vs. Denver Broncos 27-10 Cowboys won 1979 Super Bowl XIII Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Dallas Cowboys 35-31 Steelers won 1993 Super Bowl XXVII Dallas Cowboys vs. Buffalo Bills 52-17 Cowboys won 1994 Super Bowl XXVIII Dallas Cowboys vs. Buffalo Bills 30-13 Cowboys won 1996 Super Bowl XXX Dallas Cowboys vs. Pittsburgh Steelers 27-17 Cowboys won Netflix's sports docuseries, America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys, is set to release on August 19. Also Read: Tony Gonzalez's ex-girlfriend Lauren Sanchez Bezos is heartbroken because her son Evan is leaving for college | NFL News - Times of India Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
