The Dallas Cowboys have a big problem on their hands right now.
Micah Parsons has formally requested to be traded, and he took to social media to vent his concerns and frustration with his contract extension situation.
However, team owner Jerry Jones isn’t ready to budge. If anything, the controversial business mogul doesn’t sound too worried about that. Talking to the media, he implied that he had already shaken hands on an extension with Parsons, so he just has to wait now:
“I bought the Dallas Cowboys with a handshake,” Jones said, per The Athletic’s Jon Machota. “It took about 30 seconds. I gave the number, shook hands, the details we worked out later.”
Jones, one of the most successful businessmen of his generation, pretty much stated that he wouldn’t change the way he does business.
“Just so you understand the way that I communicate with people that a I negotiate with. Let’s leave it at that,” Jones continued. “There’s is no question that in the case of a player contract, you have to have it in writing. All parties do. We have a contract in writing, yet we’re still talking about renegotiating, so so much for that.”
Parsons has every right to feel frustrated. He’s one of the best pass-rushers in the game, and he’s the youngest in the short list of superstars at the position.
The Cowboys have a long history of dragging out negotiations for as long as they can, and that’s usually rubbed their players the wrong way.
Parsons is still under contract, and the Cowboys can technically wait to give him an extension because the market isn’t likely to go any higher after T.J. Watt already got a deal done.
But sometimes, it’s not just about money, and these power struggles are terrible for team morale.