Throughout his speech, Johnson thanked his household (“Nobody is aware of your sacrifices like your loved ones”), his gamers for sticking with him (“At occasions you thought I used to be a tyrant, an A-hole”) and Cowboys followers and haters alike.
And naturally, he ended his speech with Michael Irvin and Emmitt Smith behind him, shouting, “How ’bout them Cowboys!”
Johnson received back-to-back Tremendous Bowls in 1992 and 1993 however was purchased out of his contract following the 1993 season.
On the time, Johnson discussed the brewing stress between himself and Jones by telling reporters, “[Jones] stated he needed to be extra a part of it. He stated, ‘I would like it to be Jimmy and Jerry … not simply Jimmy.’ From that point on, it is all the time been an issue.”
Final 12 months, Johnson additional opened up in regards to the untimely break up throughout an interview selling his 2022 memoir. (h/t Pro Football Network)
“Once we began successful, issues modified somewhat bit. There began to be somewhat little bit of stress … He needed to be extra within the highlight. I used to be happy with what we completed. Perhaps I did not wish to share it,” he stated.
Whereas Jones and Johnson, who have been teammates through the Nineteen Sixties at Arkansas, have been cordial in recent times, Johnson’s notable absence from the Ring of Honor led to questions on potential lingering animosity between the pair.
With that within the rearview, Jones, Johnson and everybody else accountable for the Cowboys success within the 90s can return to celebrating what they completed. The New England Patriots (2003-04) are the one franchise for the reason that Cowboys to win back-to-back Tremendous Bowls.
Social media lit up after Johnson’s speech, with a number of folks cheering the second, together with famous Cowboys antagonizer Stephen A. Smith.
