Jones then told The Dallas Morning News he was initially diagnosed in June 2010 and underwent two surgeries on his lung and two on his lymph nodes over the next 10 years after skin cancer cells metastasized to other parts of his body.

Jerry Jones revealed his cancer survival story ahead of the new Netflix documentary about his purchase of the Dallas Cowboys and their 1990s dynasty.

That hint prompted a Tuesday question from The Dallas Morning News and a candid, newsworthy response from the Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones: He fought stage 4 melanoma for a decade and an experimental trial drug saved his life.