Jerry Jones and Micah Parsons remain locked in a contract stalemate, with Parsons inactive and citing a back injury that appears tied to the holdout. Jones blames Parsons's agent, David Mulugheta, and claims a deal existed that would have made Parsons the highest-guaranteed non-quarterback before the agent intervened. Jones describes the agent rejecting a formal offer. Parsons offers a different account, saying Jones raised contract terms during a March meeting that Parsons viewed as informal. The impasse continues as Dallas prepares to open the regular season in 11 days, with Parsons viewed as the team's top defensive player.
By Jones's retelling, he and Parsons had an agreement, and a good one-the deal "would've made him the highest guaranteed player other than a quarterback in the NFL," according to Jones-until Mulugheta got involved. "When we wanted to send the details to the agent, the agent told us to stick it up our ass. Micah and I talked, and then we were gonna send it over to the agent.
Jerry Jones has not yet brought to a conclusion the latest in his annual series of contract stalemates with high-profile Cowboys players. Micah Parsons remains inactive, a quiet-quitting sort of hold-out, technically due to a back injury but the sort of back injury that will clear up the very moment he and the Cowboys finally put pen to paper. It remains unclear whether Jones has tried, in any serious way, to move things along.
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