Netflix’s documentary on Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys is all the rage this week and if you’re not tired of reminiscing the good ol’ times, franchise legend Michael Irvin has you covered.
These days, Irvin hosts his YouTube channel and on Thursday, he had Jones on as a guest. For the most part, the discussion revolved around Netflix’s show—titled “America’s Team: The Gambler and his Dallas Cowboys.”
But the portion of the interview bound to make headlines came when the pair discussed the ongoing Micah Parsons contract saga. In the segment, Jones essentially made a request to Irvin, asking him to act as a mediator.
Jerry Jones asks Irvin to “bridge this gap” with Micah Parsons
“Michael, why don’t you grab Micah and come over here with me?,” Jones said. “And come here with me and sit down here and bridge this gap?”
Earlier in the interview, Jones pointed out how he made Dak Prescott the highest-paid player in NFL history and CeeDee Lamb one of the highest-paid wide receivers. The two went and forth discussing salary cap management and paying high-end talent. But at one point, Irvin asked point-blank if the deal offered to Parsons earlier in the offseason would’ve made him the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL today.
“I can’t necessarily say [that],” Jones said. “It would’ve made him the highest-guaranteed player other than a quarterback in the NFL.”
The above statement could have endless asterisks, so it’s important to take it with a grain of salt. What were the full guarantees versus the injury guarantees? What was the contract length? The total value of the deal? It could mean many things and it objectively says nothing concrete about the strength of the offer.
Jones takes another shot at Parsons’ agent
Even if Jones’ request for Irvin to step in the saga as a mediator was a serious one—doubtful, if you ask me as that conversation would take place off-camera—the owner is still overlooking the biggest problem. Jerry is insisting on leaving agent David Mulugheta out of the loop. And to make the team’s situation worse, Jones took another shot at him.
“When we wanted to send [the offer discussed with Parsons] over to the agent, he told us to stick it up our ass,” Jones added. “The least incremental part of the whole equations is the attorney or agent.”
Make no mistake about it: The holdup for Parsons’ deal is the Cowboys’ attempt to leave Mulugheta away of the negotiating table. Based on Jones’ comments, that’s not going to change anytime soon. Irvin asking Micah to come over for coffee won’t cut it.
