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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Dez Bryant and Roc Nation are calling out Cowboys owner Jerry Jones for dragging them into the messy Micah Parsons negotiations. Bryant called out Jones for being “disrespectful” in comments made Saturday rehashing negotiations between the former wide receiver and the team’s front office in 2015. “Jerry Jones I don’t think it’s smart to mention my name,” Bryant posted Saturday …
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OXNARD, Calif. – After giving an example of why he doesn’t call agents, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones drew a response from Roc Nation Sports, the talent agency that represented former wide receiver Dez Bryant, on Sunday morning. Jones was asked Saturday why he doesn’t call the agent of star pass rusher Micah Parsons, who is currently in a contract dispute …
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Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones does not intend to trade Micah Parsons after the star defensive end said he wants to leave the team amid a breakdown in negotiating a contract extension. “Surely you guys have been around this stuff and know how to recognize negotiation talk, that type of thing. And so that’s where I put …
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The recent Jerry Jones word potato salad regarding his direct negotiations with linebacker Micah Parsons included a gratuitous slap at former Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant and his agent, Jay-Z. Via Nick Harris of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Jones had this to say about Bryant and Jay-Z: “[W]hen we have a problem with the player, the agent is nowhere to be …
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OXNARD, Calif. – A day after requesting a trade from the Dallas Cowboys, All-Pro defensive end Micah Parsons was in attendance for the team’s Saturday training camp practice. He did not speak with reporters afterward, while Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones held court for 16 minutes, sharing his side on where things stand with the star player. Jones …
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Todd ArcherAug 2, 2025, 06:32 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. — Micah Parsons‘ trade request on Friday has not swayed Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones, and he will …
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Micah Parsons says he wants out. Jerry Jones says not to worry about it. Speaking to reporters on Saturday, the Cowboys owner dismissed Parsons’s trade request as “part of negotiations.” Asked whether he’d consider trading Parsons, Jones said, “I don’t really place that with any real seriousness.” Jones compared the trade request to the “bad back” that is keeping Parsons …
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OXNARD, Calif. – One day after Cowboys All-Pro pass rusher Micah Parsons released a statement requesting a trade out of Dallas, Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones made clear that in his eyes, this is a negotiation. It’s a negotiation that goes back to March, when Jones and Parsons met at the Big 12 football conference championship game and, …
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When it comes to properly handling the Micah Parsons situation, Jerry and Stephen Jones are becoming a one-two punch of incompetence. On Sunday, Stephen turned the tables on Parsons, explaining that he has to want to be paid. In other words, he has to accept our offer. Substandard as it may be. Separately on Sunday, Jerry downplayed the “pay Micah” …
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