Jerry Jones has long been criticized in some corners of the NFL for his decidedly hands-on approach to personnel decisions. How ironic that the Dallas Cowboys' major misstep in free agency, then, apparently had nothing to do with the normally outsized influence of the team's owner.

After Randy Gregory reneged on his prior agreement with the Cowboys on Tuesday to sign a more lucrative long-term deal with the Denver Broncos, Jones was reportedly left “livid” by the last-minute change that caused the talented defensive end to continue his career elsewhere.

According to Patrik Walker of CBS Sports, Gregory initially agreed to a five-year, $70 million deal with Dallas on Monday that was less than the amount offered to him by Denver and other teams hoping to sign him in free agency. But the Cowboys' front office went back on that deal Tuesday before Gregory put pen to paper, reportedly approaching he and his representation with a new offer that contained parameters absent from their pact less than 24 hours earlier.

“Per the same source, Gregory was willing to accept less money to remain in Dallas, but the team's front office then revisited the deal and hoped to insert language that was neither previously agreed upon nor deemed palatable by Gregory's camp.”

Miffed by that turn of events with his incumbent team, Gregory agreed to terms with the Broncos on a more expensive contract—leaving Jones seething at his front office's mismanagement, and rightfully so.