The gift that keeps on giving: the Dallas Cowboys. Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones is back at it, speaking to the media about the current Micah Parsons contract situation. Last week, Parsons requested a trade after the team had not reached out to his agent about a new contract. Jones bluntly responded to a question regarding whether Parsons …
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The contract negotiations between the Dallas Cowboys and star pass rusher Micah Parsons have severely broken down in recent weeks. That has culminated with Parsons asking for a trade away from Dallas, the only team he has ever played professionally for. Much of the recent issues between Parsons and the Cowboys appear to stem from the process behind these contract …
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ONXARD, Calif. – Four days after Cowboys All-Pro defensive end Micah Parsons requested a trade, Parsons remains a Cowboys and is still taking the field in Oxnard with his teammates wearing his number 11 jersey. Cowboys owner and GM Jerry Jones made it clear on Saturday that he had no interest in trading Parsons, and that the move was just …
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OXNARD, Calif. — Micah Parsons attended the Dallas Cowboys’ practice with the Los Angeles Rams on Tuesday. He watched from the sideline. At one point he was within a few yards of Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones. But the two did not talk. According to Jones, the two have not talked since Parsons requested a trade last Friday. …
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The bizarre, clunky situation between the Cowboys and linebacker Micah Parsons continues to get more bizarre and more clunky. The Cowboys believe they had a deal in place with Parsons in March, based on conversations and a supposed handshake. On Tuesday, Jones was asked about the failure to reduce to writing the deal that he believes Micah agreed to in …
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Todd ArcherAug 5, 2025, 08:33 PM ET Close Todd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. OXNARD, Calif. — Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones is not confident Pro Bowl edge rusher Micah Parsons will be available …
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Cowboys star edge rusher Micah Parsons requested a trade Friday. Owner Jerry Jones said Tuesday that he has not talked to Parsons or his representation, David Mulugheta. Jones confirmed no one in the team’s front office has had a conversation with Mulugheta since Jones thought he had a verbal agreement with Parsons. While insisting he stays urgent, Jones didn’t sound …
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NFLNFLThe Dallas Cowboys could’ve taken care of their star player years ago. Instead, they’re fighting with him. Fans know the pattern well. Getty Images/Ringer illustration By Nora PrinciottiAug. 4, 6:15 pm UTC • 7 min It is August, and so, like a bird called to migrate, Jerry Jones has begun his near-annual ritual of negotiating against himself. As it was …
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Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has no qualms about negotiating directly with players who are represented by agents, ignoring the letter and/or the spirit of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. He has done it before. He did it with linebacker Micah Parsons. Left unchecked, Jones will do it again. So where are the NFL and the NFL Players Association on this? The …
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Read Mission Local often? Help grow our newsroom, joining the hundreds of San Franciscans who support us by giving below. On Day Two of the Grateful Dead invasion, the “Summer of Love” spirit was revived — bare feet, dreadlocks and all for the Excelsior’s 23rd annual “Jerry Day.” While you won’t be able to find Dead & Company at Golden …
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