Overview

• Netflix released all eight episodes of “America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys,” featuring extensive access to Jerry Jones and interviews with Jimmy Johnson, Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin, Deion Sanders and others.
• Jones defends keeping the general manager role for himself by saying “I like the pain,” and calls the Cowboys “a soap opera 365 days a year” that he is willing to “stir up” to hold attention.
• Coverage underscores the Cowboys’ off-field dominance, with a Sportico valuation of about $12.8 billion and persistent fan demand and visibility detailed by NBC despite on-field shortcomings.
• The docuseries revisits flashpoints such as firing Tom Landry and the Jones–Johnson breakup, with Jones recounting that he received death threats in the fallout.
• Current tensions remain front and center as Micah Parsons has requested a trade and is conducting a hold-in, with Jones offering limited updates and telling reporters he is not confident Parsons will play in Week 1.