The Dallas Cowboys have an enormous downside on their fingers proper now.
Micah Parsons has formally requested to be traded, and he took to social media to vent his issues and frustration along with his contract extension scenario.
Nonetheless, staff proprietor Jerry Jones is not able to budge. If something, the controversial enterprise mogul would not sound too apprehensive about that. Speaking to the media, he implied that he had already shaken fingers on an extension with Parsons, so he simply has to attend now:
“I purchased the Dallas Cowboys with a handshake,” Jones mentioned, per The Athletic’s Jon Machota. “It took about 30 seconds. I gave the quantity, shook fingers, the small print we labored out later.”
Jones, one of the crucial profitable businessmen of his era, just about acknowledged that he would not change the way in which he does enterprise.
“Simply so that you perceive the way in which that I talk with folks {that a} I negotiate with. Let’s depart it at that,” Jones continued. “There’s isn’t any query that within the case of a participant contract, you must have it in writing. All events do. We’ve a contract in writing, but we’re nonetheless speaking about renegotiating, so a lot for that.”
Parsons has each proper to really feel pissed off. He is probably the greatest pass-rushers within the recreation, and he is the youngest within the quick listing of superstars on the place.
The Cowboys have an extended historical past of dragging out negotiations for so long as they will, and that is often rubbed their gamers the fallacious manner.
Parsons continues to be underneath contract, and the Cowboys can technically wait to present him an extension as a result of the market is not prone to go any greater after T.J. Watt already bought a deal achieved.
However typically, it is not nearly cash, and these energy struggles are horrible for staff morale.
