If you somehow needed evidence that the Dallas Cowboys are not a serious organization, they are seemingly on the verge of fracturing their relationship with Micah Parsons, a consensus top 10 player in the spot regardless of position, beyond repair.
A report from 105.3 The Fan a few weeks ago claimed that Parsons and Jerry Jones met for nearly four hours at team headquarters. Nothing came of it, though, and the latest report from ESPN insider Adam Schefter actually brings the legitimacy of that scoop into question.
Appearing on ESPN radio, Schefter had the following to say about the growing tension between Parsons and the front office.
"Could a deal happen? Yes. There's zero indication that it's going to happen. It sounds like, at some point in time, whether that's now, after the season, after two seasons, like the two sides are headed towards a divorce."
Adam Schefter thinks the Cowboys and Micah Parsons are headed for a divorce
This comes after Schefter noted on Monday that there is no reason to think that the Cowboys and Parosns will find a middle ground before the Sept. 4 regular season opener.
A similar dialogue occurred last offseason while Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb waited for new deals. Peppered with questions about his future, Prescott went as far as to float the possibility of playing for another team, but terms like "divorce" were not used during those negotiations. That suggests Parsons is serious about his trade request, and who could blame him?
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Parsons wanted to negotiate an extension last offseason, and he was open to finalizing a deal before the start of the new league year in March.
Jerry Jones claims they had a gentleman's agreement that Parsons walked back on because he wanted to get his agent, David Mulugheta, involved, which is a totally normal thing to do because, you know, Parsons pays Mulugheta to handle those sorts of things.
After that agreement went up in smoke, the two sides haven't had any negotiations since late March and early April, per Schefter.
Cowboys fans want to believe that this will end with Parsons signing a record-setting deal with Dallas because the alternative is stomach-turning. Maybe that happens. But Parsons has clearly taken exception to Jones' negotiation tactics. It might take more than a grandfather contract offer to mend fences.
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