Cowboys owner and G.M. Jerry Jones was uncharacteristically concise when he was asked on Saturday night about the negotiations with linebacker Micah Parsons.
One potential explanation is this: The Cowboys are planning to make Micah an offer he won’t refuse.
The other potential explanation, as articulated by Chris Simms during Monday’s PFT Live , is this: Jerry doesn’t want to piss off Micah any more than Jerry already has.
Ten days ago, Parsons made a public request to be traded. The next day, Jerry brushed it off as a negotiating tactic. Since then, Micah hasn’t doubled down or otherwise confirmed his position. He also hasn’t rescinded it.
And so, at a time when there are very real rumblings that the Cowboys will imminently be making the kind of offer they’re confident Parsons w