A March 18 meeting in Jerry Jones' office at The Star in Frisco involved Micah Parsons and Jones and preceded a major NFL trade. The meeting's agenda remains unclear, though a source says Parsons requested it and Jones believed it concerned Parsons' contract. Parsons had declared in February 2024 that he wanted to be a Cowboy "for life" and had been seeking an extension without success. The encounter occurred amid months and a described "lifetime of ill feelings" before any deal. Jones and Parsons had met periodically over four years to discuss business and leadership, with Parsons viewing Jones as a mentor.
THE PIVOTAL MEETING that led to one of the most shocking NFL trades of the past decade occurred on a pleasant North Texas morning in mid-March, five months and a lifetime of ill feelings ahead of any deal being put to paper. The agenda for the March 18 one-on-one in Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones' office at The Star, the team's headquarters in Frisco, Texas, between Jones and two-time first-team All-Pro pass rusher Micah Parsons remains in question.
A source close to Jones says it was Parsons who asked for the meeting, and that the 82-year-old owner always understood the subject to be Parsons' contract. After declaring in February 2024 that he wanted to be a Cowboy "for life," Parsons had been trying to reach an extension with the team, without success. "Jerry and Micah had met periodically over the last four years to discuss business and leadership issues," the source said, noting that the then-25-year-old Parsons viewed Jones as a mentor.
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