Source: NFL fining Cowboys' Jerry Jones $250K for gesture

FRISCO, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones is being fined $250,000 by the NFL for his "inadvertent" obscene gesture toward fans at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Videos on social media showed Jones quickly flashing his middle finger late in the Cowboys' 37-22 victory over the New York Jets -- after Dak Prescott's fourth touchdown pass increased the lead to 37-14.

"That was unfortunate. That was kind of an exchange with our fans out in front of us," Jones said Tuesday on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas. "There was a swarm of Cowboys fans out in front -- not Jets fans, Cowboys fans. The entire stadium was brimming with enthusiasm of Cowboys and certainly late in the game.

"[The gesture] was inadvertent on my part because that was right after we made our last touchdown, and we were all excited about it. There wasn't any antagonistic issue or anything like that. I just put up the wrong show on the hand. That was inadvertently done. I'm not kidding. If you want to call it accidental, you can call it accidental. But it got straightened around pretty quick. I had a chance to look at it. It got straightened out pretty quick, but the intention was 'thumbs up,' and basically pointing at our fans because everybody was jumping up and down excited."

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