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Eva Geitheim

JJ Watt Calls Out Jerry Jones for Awful Handling of Negotiations With Micah Parsons

Dallas Cowboys outside linebacker Micah Parsons (11) meets with owner Jerry Jones (center) and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell (right) prior to the NFC Wild Card playoff football game against the San Francisco 49ers. | Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images

With the Dallas Cowboys getting ready for training camp ahead of the 2025 season, owner Jerry Jones delivered some blunt statements on the progress (or lack thereof) toward a contract extension with star outside linebacker Micah Parsons.

Parsons is one of the top defensive players in all of the NFL, but has yet to sign a contract extension, and is currently entering the final year of his rookie deal. Other star defensive players like Maxx Crosby, Myles Garrett, and T.J. Watt have signed extensions this offseason, and the longer the Cowboys wait to deal done with Parsons, presumably, the higher the price will be.

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