Dallas Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones and star linebacker Micah Parsons are at a standstill in negotiations on a contract extension. One of the key issues in the standoff has been Jones’ reluctance to work with Parsons’ agent, David Mulugheta. In a sit-down interview with ESPN‘s Stephen A. Smith, Jones reiterated that he had a […]
Dallas Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones and star linebacker Micah Parsons are at a standstill in negotiations on a contract extension. One of the key issues in the standoff has been Jones’ reluctance to work with Parsons’ agent, David Mulugheta.
In a sit-down interview with ESPN‘s Stephen A. Smith, Jones reiterated that he had a “very, very strong negotiation” with Parsons earlier this offseason. He added “there’s not room for a third,” a direct jab at Mulugheta.
“In the spirit of not doing the old mother-dad deal — how many times have you seen the old rascal, so clever, go in there and mama told him, ‘No, you’re not going to get it.’ And goes to daddy who only sees him after 5:00 in the afternoon and wants to love him and says, ‘You can have it, son. You can have it before dinner.’ And he goes back in and say, ‘Mama, daddy said I can have it.’ So, mom and dad have been around since the beginning of time,” Jones said.
“I’m not going to go for that shit here. That’s what’s happening. … I’m not going for it. We’ve had a very, very strong negotiation. By the way, frankly, it wouldn’t have made a difference what the negotiation was. Guess who has be comfortable for this to work? [Micah], and who else? [Me]. Hell, there’s not room for a third. There’s not room for a third.”
What went wrong between Micah Parsons, Jerry Jones?
Talks between Parsons and the Cowboys went on throughout the offseason, but the situation reached a new level of tension at the start of training camp. Parsons, who publicly requested a trade, has not practiced. He removed any mention of the franchise from his X and Instagram bios Thursday night, nearly three weeks after he went public with his trade request.
Earlier in the summer, Jones said he talked with Parsons about a new deal, but his agent David Mulugheta wasn’t present. Thursday, Jones said when he approached Mulugheta about details of that framework, he got a poignant response.
“When we wanted to send the details to the agent, the agent told us to stick it up our ass,” Jones told Michael Irvin. “Just so we’re clear … [Micah] and I talked and then we were going to send it over to the agent. We had our agreements on term, amount, guarantees, all that.”
In 13 days, the Cowboys travel to Philadelphia to face the reigning Super Bowl champion Eagles in the Week 1 regular season opener. With both sides having dug in, it’s unclear if Parsons will be on the field Sept. 4.
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