“I am the cat that writes the check,” Jerry Jones told Michael Irvin on Thursday while discussing how DE Micah Parsons’ contract situation was still in limbo. The issue dates back to April when the Cowboys made an offer, which, according to Jones, “would’ve made him the highest-paid guaranteed player other than a quarterback in the NFL.”

The team owner blamed Parsons’ agent, David Mulugheta, for the deal not finalizing. The initial conversation had happened between Parsons and Jones, and when the latter decided to send Mulugheta the deal, Mulugheta allegedly wanted to negotiate further. That surprised the team owner, who had already concluded the talks with his player. Things stalled, and the 26-year-old athlete soon made a trade request. Publicly.

For months, there have been no nego

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