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Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones received an NSFW message from David Mulugheta, the agent of All-Pro linebacker Micah Parsons, as tensions between the two parties continue to escalate.
Friday marks three weeks since Micah Parsons went public with his trade request, following months of unproductive contract talks. The 26-year-old is heading into the final season of his rookie deal and has been eligible for an extension since last year.
There is no indicator that a resolution is on the horizon, either. Parsons’ latest social media activity suggests he’s done with the Dallas Cowboys and has no plans on playing another snap for the team.
And going by Mulugheta’s recent comments to Jerry Jones, a solution to the saga appears to be wishful thinking for Cowboys fans.
During an interview with Cowboys legend and Hall of Fame wide receiver Michael Irvin on his YouTube channel, Jerry Jones revealed the perfectly blunt message he received from Parsons’ agent:
“When we wanted to send the details to the agent, the agent told us to stick it up our a*s.
Micah and I talked…and then we were going to send it over to the agent. We had our agreements on term, amount, guarantees, everything…and the agent said don’t bother because we’ve got all that to negotiate.
Well I’d already negotiated. I’d already moved off my mark on several areas. And so the issue is frankly that we already had the negotiation in my mind, and the agent is trying to get his nose in it.”
Over his first four NFL seasons, Parsons has 52.5 sacks, nine pass breakups and as many forced fumbles in 63 games.
At the end of the day, the job of an NFL agent is to get his clients as much money as possible. And as a top-five defensive player in the NFL, Micah Parsons deserves more than $150 million on his next deal.
Jones could have extended Parsons a year ago before other defensive stars like Myles Garrett ($160 million), TJ Watt ($123 million) and Maxx Crosby ($106.5 million) bolstered the market for elite pass rushers this past offseason.
It’s been almost three weeks since Jerry Jones advised Cowboys fans to “lose any sleep over” the Parsons saga. The regular season is two months away, and Jones’ botching of contract negotiations has certainly dampened the mood over what’s supposed to be an exciting football season in Dallas.
