Jerry Jones on worldwide journey: Put on and tear is so much lower than an evening out

The Cowboys haven’t performed a global sport since 2014 once they traveled to London to play the Jaguars. That is the one worldwide sport they’ve ever performed.

For the primary time, the Cowboys will surrender a house sport to play internationally in 2026, touring to Rio de Janeiro to tackle the Ravens.

The sport in Brazil will happen Week 3 in a demanding begin to the season for the Cowboys.

They play Washington at house in Week 2 earlier than a 10-hour flight to Rio and an 11-hour flight house. The NFL then is sending the Cowboys to Houston for a midday CT sport the next Sunday, which is adopted by a Thursday evening sport at house 4 days later.

Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones dismissed the concept that journey is a priority.

“The wear and tear is a lot less than a night out on the town,” Jones advised Jori Epstein of Yahoo Sports on Tuesday from the league’s May assembly. “Everybody ought to think about that. Stop, stop. It isn’t like they [would be] home in bed resting up.”

The Cowboys even have a stretch the place they play three video games in 15 days — the Titans at house on Nov. 22 adopted by a Thanksgiving Day sport in opposition to the Eagles after which a Monday Night Football sport at Seattle on Dec. 7. The Monday evening sport on the West Coast will shorten the Cowboys’ off week in Week 14.

“Part of being a player, part of being that-age person, part of being all of that shape they’re in and what have you, is they’re able to have a little extracurricular in many ways,” Jones advised Epstein. “It can be a lot more damaging just walking down the block.”