Jones has his wine intercepted - A little something that will be sure to spark a fire in what seems to be becoming somewhat of rivalry between the Dallas Cowboys and the New Orleans Saints, is what took place this past weekend at the showcasing of the NFL scouting combine. Indianapolis, Indiana, was the scene as tons of scouts and college hopefuls filled Lucas Oil Stadium. But away from the cathedral the Colts call home, the world champion Saints were in town for their staff dinner, which took place at St. Elmo Steakhouse. While ordering a specific bottle of wine, Saints head coach Sean Payton was informed that the last bottle was reserved for Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. The drink of choice? -- 2007 Caymus Special Selection cabernet sauvignon. After convincing the waiter to let his party have the bottle instead, the Saints pulled off a little prank of their own.
Hoping to get back at the team that put an end to their hopes of a perfect season last December when Tony Romo and the Cowboys edged out Drew Brees' boys 24-17 at the Superdome, Payton and friends left an empty bottle for the Cowboys owner with a hand-written note attached. "WHO DAT! World Champions XLIV, Sincerely, Sean Payton." At first thought, you would think the prank would leave billionaire Jerry Jones the urge to want to just puke in his soup, but given Payton is a former employee of his, the two took it more as a joke than anything. The next night when Jones and the Cowboys showed up to dinner, they were greeted with both an already consumed bottle of wine, and a humorous Sean Payton. Jones laughed about it and said he was going to take the bottle back to Dallas as a keepsake. However, the bottle was broken later that night on accident...So they say.
We all know the breaking of the bottle was no accident, as well as we know both Jerry Jones and his cast of players took it more as an insult than anything. Although the date is not yet known, the Cowboys will get a shot at revenge next season as the Superbowl champion Saints will pay a visit to Dallas' brand new stadium for the first time. Also the hosting stadium of Superbowl XLV. Before receiving his first head coaching job in 2006 with the Saints, Payton served under Jerry Jones' Cowboys as an assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach for then head coach Bill Parcells. With his jokes aside, Payton had nothing but good things to say about his former boss, "He is someone that has always been good to me. It was very funny, Jerry and I have a great relationship."
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