The relationship between the Dallas Cowboys and pass rusher Micah Parsons remains tense as contract negotiations continue. Owner and general manager Jerry Jones commented on the situation during an appearance on franchise legend Michael Irvin’s podcast.
Jones stated that he believed he and Parsons had reached agreements regarding contract length, amount, and guarantees. However, according to Jones, when those details were sent to Parsons’ agent, David Mulugheta, the response was not positive.
“When we wanted to send the details to the agent, the agent told us to stick it up our ass,” Jones said.
He continued by describing his view of how discussions with Parsons had progressed and his perception of interference from Parsons’ representation: “We had our agreements on term, amount, guarantees and everything. We were gonna send it over to the agent (…) The agent said, ‘Don’t bother because we’ve got all that to negotiate.’ Well, I’d already negotiated that. I’d already moved off my mark on several areas. The issue, very frankly, is we’ve had the negotiation in my mind. The agent is trying to get his nose in it and trying to come in there and improve off what we’ve already said.”
During the conversation with Irvin, Jones used a family metaphor for his interpretation of ongoing negotiations: “It’s the mama-daddy deal (…) You go in to mama, and she won’t do it. She’s the boss. She won’t do it. So, you run in to daddy, and he says, ‘Do it.’ Then, you go back in to mama and say, ‘Daddy said it was alright.’ It’s the old mama-daddy deal. We’ve all been there and done that.”
Parsons remains engaged in a hold-in as he seeks a new contract reportedly intended to make him one of highest-paid pass rushers in National Football League history. With only two weeks until Week 1 of the season begins, time for both parties to reach an agreement is limited.
