Dak Prescott on Micah Parsons Dispute: ‘This Is Irritating for All people’

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott had two phrases to sum up the escalating dispute between the group and All-Professional move rusher Micah Parsons: “F—, man.”

“He is aware of what meaning,” Prescott mentioned about reaching out to Parsons, per Yahoo Sports activities. “It wasn’t ‘F— you, Micah,’ or ‘F— them.’ It is extra of a ‘F—, that is irritating for everyone concerned.'”

Prescott has skilled his personal share of drawn-out negotiations lately, having gone forwards and backwards with Jones by way of two prolonged disputes. Prescott inked a four-year, $160 million deal in 2021 after which a four-year, $240 million extension on the eve of the Cowboys’ Week 1 season opener final fall after an ungainly offseason during which Jones was wishy-washy about paying Prescott. 

“Not many individuals, particularly right here, have been in that place,” Prescott mentioned, per CBS Sports activities. “So I do know what meaning simply to help him.”

Whereas Prescott reached out to Parsons, staff proprietor Jerry Jones has nonetheless but to take action. Jones shared he has not spoken to Parsons nor began contract negotiations along with his agent, David Mulugheta, since he demanded a commerce on Aug. 1.

Jones additionally went on to say that he’s unsure if Parsons will play within the Cowboys’ season opener towards the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles on Sept. 4, which additionally serves because the opener to the 2025 NFL common season.

Parsons continued his hold-in this week, watching the joint follow with the Los Angeles Rams on Aug. 5 from the sidelines in his white No. 11 jersey and sweats.

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Parsons and the Cowboys started contract discussions in January. Jones talked about on the NFL’s annual league assembly in April that he was speaking instantly with Parsons a few potential new deal, alluding to a dialog the 2 had in March that Jones seemingly interpreted as a proper negotiation. In response to Parsons, when his agent reached out after that assembly, “the staff determined to go silent.”

Moreover, Parsons let it’s identified that he would not be doing any deal with out his agent concerned.

In June, Parsons mentioned that he was “hopeful” he’d have a brand new deal accomplished earlier than the beginning of coaching camp on July 20. Someday earlier than the beginning of camp, Jones seemingly took a dig at Parsons’ sturdiness by mentioning he missed a handful of video games resulting from harm final season when requested by reporters for an replace on the negotiations. Whereas Parsons did not reply instantly, he reshared a social media put up from former NFL star J.J. Watt about how somebody “can publicly take a dig at … your star move rusher concurrently, proper earlier than the season begins.”

Parsons reported to the beginning of coaching camp however solely noticed from the sidelines and didn’t take part. Shortly after, he made a proper commerce request, calling out the Jones household for the way they’d dealt with contract negotiations and revealing that they have not “had a single dialog” along with his agent in a 1,000-plus-word assertion posted on-line.

Jones added extra gas to the fireplace two days later, saying {that a} scenario from a decade in the past involving former Cowboys star Dez Bryant — who publicly voiced his help for Parsons on social media — and Roc Nation Sports activities proprietor Jay-Z is the explanation why he does not prefer to cope with brokers.

A primary-round draft choose in 2021, Parsons has at the very least 12.0 sacks in every of his 4 seasons in Dallas and has 52.5 for his profession. He additionally had 12 tackles for loss in 13 video games final season. Parsons goes into the fifth and last 12 months of his rookie deal and might be franchise tagged in 2026 with out an extension. He is set to make $24.007 million in 2025.

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