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Liam McKeone

Jerry Jones Explains Why He Thought Cowboys Struck Deal With Micah Parsons Months Ago

Jerry Jones still hasn't signed Micah Parsons to a contract extension. | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

The Micah Parsons contract saga has spiraled completely out of control for the Dallas Cowboys. The All-Pro defender demanded a trade last week after no progress was being made on a contract extension, and apparently the two sides still haven’t talked since.

Part of the reason things have dragged out? An apparent miscommunication between owner Jerry Jones and Parsons back in March, when Jones believed the two had come to an agreement on a new deal, but Parsons thought they were just informally speaking; the Cowboys were shocked to learn a deal wasn't done when Parsons instructed his agent to reach out after that conversation.

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