{"id":457229,"date":"2026-10-05T19:30:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T19:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/457229\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T19:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T19:30:12","slug":"jerry-jones-steps-in-after-cowboys-player-gets-urgent-family-news-during-texans-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/457229\/","title":{"rendered":"Jerry Jones steps in after Cowboys player gets urgent family news during Texans win"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Dallas Cowboys<\/a> were still celebrating a 34-30 win over the Texans when Shemar James was already on his way out of the locker room.<\/p>\n

His wife, Erica, had gone into labor during the NFL<\/a> game, instantly changing the meaning of an already emotional Sunday for the young linebacker.<\/p>\n

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Head coach Brian Schottenheimer revealed the situation after the win, initially talking about the mood around George Pickens before correcting himself.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no one more excited in that locker room right now than George Pickens,\u201d Schottenheimer said. \u201cWell, maybe. Shemar James\u2019 wife is in labor, and he\u2019ll be flying home with the Joneses. And that\u2019s pretty cool. So, praying for an easy delivery, and God is good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jones made sure James could leave immediately<\/p>\n

The urgency became obvious in video from Dallas\u2019 locker room. James, still wrapped in a towel, joined the team celebration only briefly before helping break the huddle and rushing away.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He had recorded two solo tackles in the victory, but football was no longer his priority once the news came through. Jones stepped in to speed up the trip home.<\/p>\n

James was given a place on the Jones family\u2019s flight back to Dallas rather than having to wait for the team\u2019s normal travel schedule. A later report said Jones also arranged an escort to take the linebacker directly from the runway to the hospital.<\/p>\n

The goal was to remove as many delays as possible. That gesture fit the moment. The Cowboys had just completed a difficult road win, but Jones understood that James had somewhere far more important to be.<\/p>\n

Long relationship with Cowboys players<\/p>\n

Jones has long cultivated a reputation for maintaining personal relationships with players beyond what happens on Sundays.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Former offensive lineman Nate Newton has spoken about Jones standing by him after his playing career ended and legal problems followed.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe ain\u2019t never turned his back on me,\u201d Newton said. \u201cHe\u2019s always had a few kind words for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dez Bryant has also credited Jones with offering advice that extended beyond football, particularly when it came to handling money and business early in his career.<\/p>\n

\u201cI learned a lot of stuff from Jerry, especially with my own business,\u201d Bryant said. \u201cIt\u2019s just the way he inspires people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jones didn’t simply congratulate James after the win and leave the situation to team staff. He got directly involved, making sure the linebacker had the quickest path back to his family.<\/p>\n

Dallas left Houston with another victory. James left with something much more important waiting for him at home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Dallas Cowboys were still celebrating a 34-30 win over the Texans when Shemar James was already on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":457230,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[102,104,103],"class_list":["post-457229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=457229"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457229\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/457230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=457229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=457229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=457229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}