The moment a superstar Dallas Cowboy approaches a contract extension, the media machine suddenly activates. This time, the target is Micah Parsons, and the narrative is all too familiar: Is he a problem? Is he a distraction?
We've seen this script before. The Jones family, now clearly entrenched in contract negotiations, is orchestrating yet another public relations play designed to drive down a player's value.
Some of it is simply the result of waiting.
Does Micah talk too much? What about his leadership? His workout habits? That podcast!?
You know the Jones's are dug deep into contract extension negotiations when the
"iS miCAh pąRsoNs a Pr0bL3m"
reports start rolling around.
The deal will be done soon, yall.
NOT SOON ENOUGH, (March 12th) but soon nonetheless.
So just sit back relax & enjoy the wealthiest… pic.twitter.com/zPozt9jcXY
— Landon Holifield ✭ (@TheLandoShow) March 18, 2025
It's the same strategy they deployed with Dak Prescott, DeMarcus Lawrence, and countless other Dallas Cowboys who bet on themselves in light of a looming extension.
They stall contract talks, let whispers of doubt circulate, and then scramble at the last minute. Rinse and repeat.
Missing dialogue & senseless jargon. Nothing to see here #Jerry#Ceedee ✭ pic.twitter.com/zGPcggytDm
— Landon Holifield ✭ (@TheLandoShow) August 9, 2024
We also know this to be true because Jerry Jones has been no stranger to making mention of it: "the man who picks up the phone first in a negotiation is the man who loses the negotiation."
That old school way of thinking may have worked in prior business ventures but now it routinely gets the Cowboys in trouble.
This situation is even more disgraceful. Parsons himself made it clear he was willing to take less money if the Cowboys extended him before March 12, the start of the new league year.
Had they done so, they could have freed up cap space to bolster the roster in free agency or via trade. Instead, they ignored the deadline-a self-inflicted wound that left them paralyzed in player acquisitions.
And now? The whispers have begun. Instead of proactively building a contender, the Cowboys' front office is manufacturing excuses.
Parsons is not the problem.
No, the problem is an organization that has perpetually refused to operate with urgency.
So when contract negotiations reach a boiling point, and the front office blames "outside distractions," remember: this was their choice.
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This story was originally published March 18, 2025 at 1:18 PM.