Jerry Jones brushes off reported rift with Daniel Snyder

Though a story published by ESPN on Thursday signaled a rift between longtime confidants Jerry Jones and Dan Snyder, the Cowboys owner brushed off the reporting.

"Anything in that was news to me,'' Jones said during his weekly Dallas radio appearance. "I don't have those kinds of problems.''

In ESPN's report, one owner was told by Snyder directly that he "has dirt" on Jones," according to a team source. While Jones historically has been one of Snyder's closest allies, he recently told confidants that he "might not be able" to protect the Washington Commanders owner any longer, a source told ESPN.

Cowboys spokesman Jim Wilkinson declined comment to The Associated Press about the article.

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