Jerry Jones publicly claimed that when he offered Micah Parsons a contract extension of $40.5 million per year, the playerâs agent, David Mulugheta, responded by telling him to âstick it up your *ss.â
During an interview with First Take, Mulugheta confirmed that he never said that phrase and Jones lied. âIt might be hard for some to believe, but I donât think Iâve ever used that phrase in my life and, in my 40 plus years, I definitely wouldnât use it with somebody that I have to work with or somebody that I plan on working with in the future. So, no, that wasnât true. It was a misrepresentation of what I said. What I did tell them was that if they believed that the contract was already finalized and they were sending it over to me to be rubber stamped, then, you know, they probably shouldnât send it over.â
From that moment, when Mulugheta got involved in the negotiations, the relationship between Parsons and the Dallas Cowboys broke down. Months later, it all ended with a surprising trade to the Green Bay Packers.
Did Micah Parsons leave the Dallas Cowboys?
Micah Parsons left the Cowboys as a direct result of the trade that sent him to the Packers. In exchange, Dallas received two first-round picks and defensive tackle Kenny Clark. Additionally, thanks to David Mulughetaâs negotiation, Parsons secured a four-year, $188 million contract from Green Bay.
Mulughetaâs statement makes it very clear that the reason Jones was angered was that, when the owner supposedly had a verbal agreement with Parsons, the agent told his client not to accept it.
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The numbers donât lie. Jerry Jonesâ offer was $40.5 million per season, while Mulugheta ultimately secured $47 million for Parsons in Green Bay. Additionally, the guaranteed money offered by the Cowboys was far less than the $120 million the Packers put on the table.
