Lifelong Dallas Cowboys fan Kelly Clarkson has reached her breaking point with the team’s three-decade absence from the NFC Championship Game.
Despite making the playoffs from 2021-2023, the Cowboys failed to qualify this past season, finishing with a disappointing 7-10 record.
Clarkson, a 42-year-old Texas native, didn’t hold back when discussing team owner Jerry Jones and his repeated but unfulfilled promises that “next season” would be the year the Cowboys finally return to glory.
During an appearance on the Not Gonna Lie podcast with Kylie Kelce, Clarkson voiced the frustrations shared by many Cowboys fans.
“I was just reading something with my sister, and I guess Jerry Jones said, ‘Well, now is the time,'” Clarkson said. “And I thought, ‘Oh, okay. So this time is different from the last ‘now is the time?’ Very different from last year’s time, which was also supposed to be the time.'”
Despite her sarcasm, Clarkson still showed some of the blind optimism that often comes with being a Cowboys fan—while also acknowledging the widespread disdain for “America’s Team” across the NFL.
“Our team is probably one of the most hated,” Clarkson admitted to Kelce. “I think it’s because we’re always so hopeful. I don’t think there have been more dreamers since the ’90s. Every year, we believe it’s our year.”
While their NFL loyalties didn’t align, Kelce—who is married to former Philadelphia Eagles star Jason Kelce—revealed that she has a surprising soft spot for another struggling fanbase.
“I will say, for some reason, I have a bond with Giants fans,” Kylie shared. “It’s often Giants fans who meet my husband and immediately feel the need to confess, ‘I have to be honest, I’m a Giants fan.’ And I’m like, ‘Well, everyone has their flaws, but at least we can agree—F*** the Cowboys.'”
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