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Top 10 personal feuds in NFL history

By Patrick Morgan

Jan 9, 2016; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Wallace Gilberry (95) talks with referee John Parry (132) during the fourth quarter against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Wild Card playoff football game at Paul Brown Stadium. Mandatory Credit: David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 9, 2016; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Wallace Gilberry (95) talks with referee John Parry (132) during the fourth quarter against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Wild Card playoff football game at Paul Brown Stadium. Mandatory Credit: David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports /
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3. Jimmy Johnson vs. Jerry Jones

1990: Head coach Jimmy Johnson (left) and owner Jerry Jones of the Dallas Cowboys stand together prior to the start of a Cowboys game at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas. Mandatory Credit: Allen Dean Steele/Allsport
1990: Head coach Jimmy Johnson (left) and owner Jerry Jones of the Dallas Cowboys stand together prior to the start of a Cowboys game at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas. Mandatory Credit: Allen Dean Steele/Allsport /

Jimmy Johnson had some pretty big shoes to fill when he replaced Dallas Cowboys legend Tom Landry as head coach, but he immediately stepped in and showed his savvy as a coach and team builder by exporting Herschel Walker for draft picks and selecting Troy Aikman to be his quarterback.

Under Johnson, the Cowboys returned to glory, winning two Super Bowls and producing some of the organization’s most storied names such as Aikman, Emmitt Smith, and Michael Irvin. Yet despite all the winning, Johnson only lasted five years in Dallas.

Why? That other JJ… Jerry Jones. The Cowboys owner wanted more say on personnel matters, and Johnson wasn’t willing to give that up. After Dallas won the Super Bowl in 1993, Jones told the media that any coach could have led his team to the championship, which understandably rankled Johnson. The two egos decided to part ways in March of 1994, and to this day their relationship remains sour.

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