Micah Parsons’ Cowboys standoff just exploded after Jerry Jones dragged Jay-Z and Dez Bryant into a messy contract saga that now includes a trade request and Roc Nation clapback.
Jerry Jones Ignites Micah Parsons Trade Drama by Name-Dropping Jay-Z and Dez Bryant
WTHELLY? Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys are back in the NFL spotlight for all the wrong reasons. This year’s training camp circus features a tense contract standoff with star linebacker Micah Parsons. You may have seen, he’s already trying to go to rival Eagles. He has submitted a formal trade request, but there is a wild twist that includes JAY-Z. The chatter includes Roc Nation Sports and former Cowboys wideout Dez Bryant. Sheeeeeeesh!
Jerry Jones is beyond old-school. Dude was photographed in 1957 among a crowd of white students trying to keep black students from integrating at an Arkansas high school. He’s that kind of old school. Apparently, he has a certain “hands-on negotiating style,” and Parsons is not with it. He wants agent David Mulugheta to rep him and does not want to talk directly to Jerry. The Cowboys owner has attempted to bypass Mulugheta entirely. He wants to force Parsons into direct talks. Sounds very much like a slave owner.
But, Jerry Jones is not a slave owner. But he gives those vibes and Black people were not slaves – they were enslaved. Instead of being accountable, he opted to shift blame, naming a 2015 situation involving Jay-Z and Dez Bryant.
“Because when we have a problem with the player, the agent is nowhere to be found,” Jones told reporters. “JAY-Z said that Dez would make all meetings. JAY-Z and I negotiated the contract, spent hours. He said, ‘Anybody in my organization is on time.’ He said, ‘My office used to be on the street corner, and I’ve always been early. So, they will be on time.’ And what did I say? I said, ‘I’m going to call you [when I have a problem].’ He quit taking my call.”
HUH?!
A Dallas legend, Dez Bryant, fired back like a Jalen Hurts spiral! He basically said he can open the book of life on Jerry if he wants to keep mentioning his name. He’s got plenty of untold stories and he’s kept quiet. “Hey, Dez…”
Roc Nation Sports followed up and skewered Jerry in the process. I get the impression that they do not like him.
“In 2015, at the 21 Club, on a napkin, Jerry Jones, Juan Perez, Shawn ‘JAY-Z’ Carter and Stephen Jones negotiated a five-year, $70 million deal, which included a $45 million guarantee and a $20 million signing bonus for Dez Bryant,” Roc Nation stated. “The claim that Mr. Carter or Roc Nation representatives did not return a call from Jerry Jones is not only a false statement, but it’s also a comical one.”
Now, the Cowboys have ruffled the feathers of three beasts: Parsons, JAY-Z and the ever-boisterous Dez Bryant. All this offseason drama as we walk into the new season. Per usual: Jerry is the center of it all. Dallas and peace are as common as a Super Bowl parade.
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