Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, 83, says he has no formal succession plan for the club’s leadership and expects to remain involved until he is no longer able to offer his views. His comments matter because they leave uncertainty over when and how control of one of American sport’s most valuable franchises will pass on, despite his son Stephen being widely viewed as the likely successor.

Jones bought the Cowboys for $140 million in 1989 and oversaw Super Bowl victories in 1993, 1994 and 1996, but the team has not returned to the Super Bowl since. Sportico values the Cowboys at about $15.5 billion, while former quarterback Troy Aikman said a future led by Stephen Jones would feel different, describing him as less ego-driven than his father.