Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs (7) embraces owner Jerry Jones before an NFL football game against the New York Jets, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

FRISCO, Texas — The NFL has fined Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones $250,000 for an obscene gesture toward fans at MetLife Stadium.

He says it was inadvertent. The incident came late in Dallas’ 37-22 victory over the New York Jets on Sunday. Jones says he intended a “thumbs up” for celebrating Cowboys fans.

Jones was caught on a video that went viral smiling widely as he pointed toward fans before briefly flashing the gesture. He says he was interacting with Dallas fans, not Jets fans. Jones called the gesture “inadvertent” and that he “put up the wrong show on the hand.”

Joe is on the go

Joe Flacco is on the move again.

The Cincinnati Bengals acquired the veteran quarterback from the Cleveland Browns along with a 2026 sixth-round draft pick on Tuesday for a fifth-round pick next season. The 40-year-old Flacco gives Cincinnati another option.

Jake Browning has struggled since replacing Joe Burrow, who is out with a toe injury sustained in Week 2. Flacco started the first four games for the Browns this season, completing 93 of 160 passes for 815 yards and two touchdowns with six interceptions.

Rookie Dillon Gabriel replaced Flacco in the starting lineup. Rookie Shedeur Sanders now moves up to the backup spot.

Sanchez trouble continues

A truck driver has filed a lawsuit against former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez and Fox Corporation following a bloody fight police say was started by Sanchez.

The lawsuit, filed Monday in Indiana, accuses Sanchez of starting a fight outside a downtown Indianapolis hotel. The altercation left the 69-year-old truck driver, Perry Tole, with severe injuries. Tole also stabbed Sanchez during the fight. Prosecutors say the dispute began over parking.

Sanchez faces a felony battery charge and several misdemeanors. Tole’s lawsuit seeks damages and attorney’s fees. Sanchez was in Indianapolis for Fox’s coverage of a football game. Fox Sports declined to comment on the lawsuit.

Ravens on the move

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens signed safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson to the practice squad, two weeks after he was cut by the Houston Texans.

Baltimore is desperate for help on defense after allowing 177 points through five games. Safety Kyle Hamilton missed last weekend’s loss to the Texans, and the Ravens also were without linebacker Roquan Smith. Safety Ar’Darius Washington tore an Achilles tendon in the offseason and cornerback Marlon Humphrey missed last weekend’s game, too.

In another move, the Ravens sent defensive end Odafe Oweh and a 2027 seventh-round pick to the Los Angeles Chargers in exchange for safety Alohi Gilman and a 2026 fifth-round pick, according to ESPN. Oweh was a 2021 first-round draft pick out of Penn State by Baltimore.