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Jerry tries to tell his side of the story in public, instead of working behind the scenes.
Jones said he and Parsons agreed to the length of the deal, guaranteed money and total money.
“I’ve agreed to give more money than has ever been given in terms of guaranteed money than anyone ever has as far as a defensive player,” Jones said. “I’ve done that. Now, I am the cat that writes the check. Now Micah’s got three years with the Cowboys left. He’s got three years. At some point somebody has to have the say over the other. At some point it has to be that way.
“My job is managing the check, OK? Micah’s got to do the playing. Where’s the least important part of this whole equation that we’re talking about? … The attorney or the agent, OK? He works for Micah.”
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Also on Irvin’s YouTube channel, Jones added, “We’ve got this deal resolved, in my mind, for the Dallas Cowboys. We’ve got it done, and if the agents want to finish up the details, which he should [do] and do all the paperwork, he can do that. And we’re ready to go, but as far as the amount of money, years, guarantees, we’ve negotiated that.”
Jones appears content to let Parsons play this season on the fifth-year option, which costs $21.324 million, and consider using the franchise tags in the future. On Wednesday, head coach Brian Schottenheimer said he was confident Parsons will be on the field for the season opener against the Eagles.
“We’ve really got three years to work this thing out,” Jones said. “It’s a basic contract. It’s there to go. I did that with Dak [Prescott]. And we couldn’t agree, so Dak played his last year of his contract, then we franchised him. So it’s exactly what happened with Dak, and we moved forward, and ultimately we got a contract and made Dak the highest-paid player in the NFL. So the precedent is handling it like Dak. … If he doesn’t, it’s very costly. It’s very costly for everybody.”
Why are we even in this stupid Micah Parsons situation?
The Dallas Cowboys and Micah Parsons do not appear any closer to a contract extension than they were at the start of training camp, but coach Brian Schottenheimer is confident the Pro Bowl edge rusher will be available for the Sept. 4 season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles.
“I think at the end of the day, we feel like Micah’s going to be out there when we line up against Philadelphia here in 15 days or whatever it is,” Schottenheimer said before Wednesday’s practice.
Is that with or without an extension?
“I feel good...
