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Micah Parsons contract standoff: What Cowboys QB Dak Prescott told star LB amid his dispute with Jerry Jones – Cody Nagel, CBS Sports
Micah Parsons has some help from people who have been in this situation in the past.
Micah Parsons’ contract frustrations have spilled into public view, and he isn’t the only one in the Dallas Cowboys locker room feeling the strain. Quarterback Dak Prescott, who has weathered his own drawn-out negotiations with team owner Jerry Jones in recent years, said he reached out to Parsons after the All-Pro pass rusher requested a trade last week amid stalled talks on a long-term deal.
The message, per Prescott, was, “F—, man.”
“He knows what that means,” Prescott told Yahoo Sports. “It wasn’t ‘F— you, Micah,’ or ‘F— them.’ It’s more of a ‘F— — this is frustrating for everybody involved.’”
Parsons, who is holding in during Cowboys training camp as he seeks a contract extension, has not practiced since making his trade request public on Friday. He remains present with the team and in uniform but has stayed on the sideline during team and joint practices, including Tuesday’s session against the Los Angeles Rams.
While Jones downplayed the tension, saying he’s “built for” these kinds of challenges, he acknowledged he hasn’t spoken directly with Parsons — or even contacted his agent, David Mulugheta — since the request.
Prescott, meanwhile, emphasized his personal understanding of the emotional toll of these situations. The veteran quarterback negotiated with the Cowboys through two extended contract disputes before landing a four-year, $160 million deal in 2021.
“Not many people, especially here, have been in that position,” Prescott said. “So I know what that means just to support him.”
Micah Parsons’ agent David Mulugheta sends cryptic message amid Cowboys contract saga – Josh Sanchez, Sports Illustrated
Parsons’ agent seems to be standing firm that the trade request was sincere.
The Dallas Cowboys‘ Micah Parsons saga does not appear to be dying down anytime soon, with Jerry Jones’ refusal to reach out to Parsons’ agent, David Mulugheta, after an alleged “handshake agreement” between Jones and the Cowboys star.
Jones seems to feel slighted that the deal did not come to fruition after unofficial talks earlier this year, while Mulugheta is just waiting for a call.
While the contract negotiations heat up and the two sides continue their spat, Mulugheta shared an interesting message on social media while boasting his incredible numbers and value of contracts he’s been able to get done.
“Men lie, women lie, numbers don’t,” Mulugheta wrote on Instagram.
The news comes at a time when Parsons and Mulugheta are reportedly “very serious” about his trade request from the team.
Mailbag: Is a Walker-like trade a possibility? – Tommy Yarrish & Mickey Spagnola, DallasCowboys.com
This shouldn’t even be up for a debate, but on the off-chance it does happen…
The salary cap is real, and Micah Parsons has value like Herschel Walker did in 1989. We can’t keep them all, so why not trade for help at defensive tackle, cornerback or offensive line and picks? Then you also have that money for others like DaRon Bland, George Pickens, etc. – Joseph Incalcaterra/Princeton, TX
Mickey: Joseph, if you know the inner-workings of the Herschel Walker trade, those days are over. The majority of those draft choices were tied to players involved in the trade, basically expendable ones. The Vikings thought the Cowboys would surely keep those veteran players, wanting to get good in a hurry. Jimmy did not, he wanted the corresponding draft choices tied to the players. Thus, the bundle of picks since the Cowboys released the majority of them, though signing a couple back like Ike Holt and David Howard. The difficulty in pulling off one of those types of trades is finding a trading partner who can meet your return demands that can also afford to meet Parsons’ contract demands within their salary cap. There was no salary cap back then. If it were me, I’d want to start with two first-round picks in next year’s draft, along with at least one prominent starter. At least. And at this point looks as if only the Rams and Browns have two first rounders next year. Plus, Parsons doesn’t want to go anywhere, and the Cowboys really don’t want to trade him, and if they did, and they started shopping him around, then the price a team would be willing to pay will go down if thinking you are desperate to unload the player. Whereas Jimmy thought Walker expendable, thus clearing the way to draft Emmitt Smith.
Tommy: There will never be another Herschel Walker like trade in the NFL. That said, the only time I would start even listening to any trade offers for Micah Parsons would be if I was offered a haul similar towhat the Cowboys got for Walker. Part of what made the Herschel trade so great for Dallas was the fact that they hit on so many of the draft picks they gave up. That’s not always the case, and there’s an element of luck to it as well. I’ll take a guaranteed game-wrecker that’s proven to be one of the best defensive players in the league year in and year out over a crop of players that could end up being good. The salary cap is something to consider, of course, but a premium pass rusher is something that you never want to move on from one if you don’t have to.
Micah Parsons to Follow Cowboys HOFer in Contract Negotiations as Jerry Jones in No Hurry – Ashutosh Kadam, LastWordOnSports.com
We may have seen this film before regarding Parsons’ contract saga.
“Fire Jerry Jones.” “Pay Micah.” “Jerry and the Jones family are the real problems of the Dallas Cowboys.” These are some of the hottest comments by NFL fans after noticing that the Cowboys’ owner seemingly dragged out Micah Parsons’ contract extension. Things got spicy in Dallas when the star defender publicly announced that he is requesting a trade while simply waiting for his share of contributions for months.
Micah posted on X on July 31: “Unfortunately, I no longer want to be here. I no longer want to be held to close-door negotiations without my agent present.” For the past few months, the star defender has been trying to get an answer on his contract extension, but he has been talking to a wall.
Actually, there were high chances, inflated by rumors, that Micah could sign a massive deal on a certain date, but Jerry seems in no hurry to sign a contract. In fact, the $10 billion franchise has a point to convey to all its fans regarding the “delay” in contract extension negotiations. Jones has mentioned former Cowboys legend & Super Bowl champion, and the same situation was swirling in the city at that time while speaking out on Micah’s extension.
Jerry Jones recently gave an interview to USA Today at the training camp on August 3. When the reporter asked, “Why has it taken so long to strike a deal with Micah Parsons?” Jerry mentioned former star Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith and hinted a bit at how Micah could go in that way.
Jones replied to the reporter, “It took a long time with Emmitt Smith. Same thing with (Zack) Martin two years ago. (Cee Dee) Lamb last year. When you have the ability for players under contract to basically renegotiate or say, ‘I’m not going to play the contract,’ then you have those things happen.”
On September 16, 1993, the Cowboys’ legendary running back and Hall of Famer, Emmitt Smith, signed a massive contract, which made him the highest-paid wide receiver of that time.
The deal surpassed that of former Buffalo Bill Thurman Thomas, who had been the highest paid at the time. According to the Los Angeles Times, Jones said he gave Smith a four-year deal that was ‘front-loaded into 1993. The deal reportedly paid Smith $7 million in the first year, $4 million as a signing bonus, and $3 million in salary.
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