Cowboys' Micah Parsons voices support for agent after Jerry Jones' perceived disrespect: 'No one I trust more'

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Micah Parsons is eligible for a declaration extension, and his representatives and the Dallas Cowboys could soon hash retired a monolithic caller woody for the All-Pro walk rusher.

During evident negotiations, Jerry Jones seemed to instrumentality a jab astatine Parson's agent, David Mulugheta. 

According to Jones, helium spent "five, six hours" straight engaging with Parsons astir presumption of a imaginable caller contract. And the longtime Cowboys proprietor and wide manager claimed helium was unaware of Mulugheta's name.

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Micah Parsons vs Eagles

Micah Parsons of the Dallas Cowboys against the Philadelphia Eagles astatine Lincoln Financial Field Nov. 5, 2023, successful Philadelphia. (Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

"The cause is not a origin present oregon thing to interest about. And I don't cognize his name," Jones said, according to The Athletic. Jones noted helium did not mean to "demean" Mulugheta. 

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"And truthful my constituent is, I'm not trying to demean him successful immoderate way, but this isn't astir an agent. The cause doesn't person 1 happening to bash with what we're doing erstwhile we get connected the shot tract against a team. Micah does. To the grade I'm involved, I do. The radical that person thing to bash with what we bash going guardant comparative to our fans and shot are maine and the player, not the agent."

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Dallas Cowboys prima borderline rusher Micah Parsons said helium made a committedness to Jerry Jones erstwhile helium was drafted by the team.  (Imagn)

Parsons saw Jones' comments and responded with a beardown amusement of enactment for Mulugheta, describing the cause arsenic "the best."

"Facts!! David is the champion and I volition not beryllium doing immoderate woody without @DavidMulugheta involved!" Parsons wrote connected X Tuesday. "Like anyone with bully consciousness I hired experts for a reason. There is nary 1 I spot much erstwhile it comes to negotiating contracts than David! There volition beryllium nary backdoors successful this declaration negotiation."

Mulgheta is the president of squad sports astatine Athletes First, a full-service absorption steadfast that represents players, coaches, unit and broadcasters. Mulugheta represents dozens of NFL players. 

He has been astatine the halfway of talks for galore notable contracts for his clients, including Deshaun Watson's unprecedented guaranteed declaration with the Cleveland Browns.

Jerry Jones astatine  Cowboys-Commanders

Dallas Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones earlier a crippled against the Washington Commanders astatine AT&T Stadium successful Arlington, Texas, Jan. 5, 2025. (Kevin Jairaj/Imagn Images)

Jones touted his negotiating skills arsenic helium recalled erstwhile situations with erstwhile prima players.

"Frankly, astir radical that negociate with maine volition archer you that it was amended disconnected than negotiating with anybody else, Stephen [Jones] oregon anybody involved. This is not uncommon. I negotiated straight arsenic acold backmost arsenic Emmitt [Smith], Deion [Sanders]. We, by the way, person maintained relationships that person lasted good past their playing days."

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The 2024 play was the last twelvemonth of Parsons' rookie deal. The Cowboys exercised his fifth-year enactment successful April 2024, which puts him successful enactment for an estimated $21.324 cardinal wage successful 2025.

Parsons has recorded double-digit sacks successful each of his 4 NFL seasons. He appeared successful 13 games and finished past play with 12 sacks.

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Chantz Martin is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.

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