According to league sources, the reported fine of Cowboys owner Jerry Jones by the commissioner's office is a reimbursement of legal fees in excess of $2 million. It's not so much "Goodell fines Jerry" as it is fellow NFL owners executing a rule that's been on the books for more than 20 years – that if an owner participates in bringing litigation against other owners, he must reimburse them for the legal fees. Jones and the Cowboys participated in the Ezekiel Elliott suit and also threatened litigation over Goodell contract. The action generated not from Goodell but from fellow owners and has been approved by the league's finance committee.