The Dallas Cowboys are one offseason removed from two strange contract negotiations with wide receiver CeeDee Lamb and quarterback Dak Prescott.
While Jerry Jones and company completed those deals before the season, the longtime owner began contract negotiations earlier with defensive star Micah Parsons. The only problem? The confusion around early talks with Parsons has been even more baffling than anything fans saw involving Lamb or Prescott.
Jones has taken a laid-back approach (at least publicly) to recent high-dollar contract negotiations. However, his optimism around Parsons' potential deal may come with an asterisk after the longtime owner revealed one key tidbit.
While Nick Harris of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram revealed that Jones said he and Parsons have agreed on multiple parts of a deal, he also explained that the agent of the star pass-rusher, David Mulugheta, hasn't even been involved.
Cowboys owner and GM Jerry Jones says he has come to an agreement with Micah Parsons on big aspects of his contract extension:
"Term, guarantees, money, all of those things we've had a meeting of the minds on."
Agent David Mulugheta has not yet been involved in the nitty-gritty… pic.twitter.com/srWCHrMAdt
— Nick Harris (@NickHarrisFWST) April 1, 2025
To further complicate matters, Yahoo Sports Senior NFL reporter Jori Epstein revealed shortly after that Parsons asked both Jones and his son, executive vice president Stephen Jones, to call his agent to negotiate.
However, according to Epstein, neither Jerry nor Stephen have contacted Mulugheta thus far.
If that didn't make the situation quite head-scratching enough, Parsons himself responded to a post by longtime Cowboys reporter Clarence Hill, who called out Jones for the "blatant disrespect" shown to Parsons and Mulugheta. Parsons strongly agreed with the comments while firmly stating negotiations would happen with his agent.
Facts!! David is the best and I will not be doing any deal without @DavidMulugheta involved! Like anyone with good sense I hired experts for a reason. There is no one I trust more when it comes to negotiating contracts than David! There will be no backdoors in this contract… https://t.co/nxKNSIXLvt
— Micah Parsons (@MicahhParsons11) April 1, 2025
While Jones may feel as though things are going swimmingly with Parsons on the contract negotiations front, it quickly became apparent that the 25-year-old doesn't feel the same way.
Based on Parsons' reaction, Jones would be wise to pick up the phone and negotiate with his agent sooner rather than later to attempt to right the ship.
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This story was originally published April 1, 2025 at 8:23 PM.