From Charles Haley to Von Miller: Jerry Jones’ history of backing controversial stars

Jerry Jones said in Netflix’s America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys that the physical and mental aspects of football are very complicated.“You’ve even heard it said, ‘You can’t play football successfully with Sunday school teachers.’ So, if you wait around and try to get the player with the perfect character, you’ve given yourself a handicap that’s not necessary. In fact, flawed individuals are some of my greatest role models,” Jones said.Charles Haley was known to scare coaches, while Von Miller has a troubled past, including a domestic violence case involving his then-girlfriend in 2023. Let’s check out these flawed individuals who were/can be rehabilitated, according to Jerry Jones.Jerry Jones-led Cowboys’ attraction to signing troubled past or controversial players like Charles Haley in 1992 and Von Miller in 2026Charles Haley was a Pro Bowl player who had won two Super Bowls.