Jerry Jones makes Cowboys' plans for Micah Parsons' future abundantly clear

by: Alex Byington 26 minutes ago _AlexByington

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has been on a bit of media tour over the past few weeks, all while he’s engaged in a contentious contract dispute with superstar linebacker Micah Parsons . On Thursday, that included lengthy podcast interviews with former Cowboys star WR Michael Irvin and ESPN talking head Steven A. Smith , the latter of which hit the airwaves Friday afternoon.

During his hour-long friendly sit down with Stephen A. Smith, Jones repeated made it clear he and the Cowboys hold all the cards with regards to the ongoing Parsons contract negotiations, including completely shooting down any potential trade speculation.

Other than I, other than me, other than an assignee of mine — any talk of trading is BS,” Jones told Smith. “There’s nothing to it. It’s just nothing to it.”

That conversation led Smith to ask Jones how he views Parsons, with Smith calling the All-Pro linebaccker as “the face of the (Dallas Cowboys) franchise.”

“I’m glad you recognize that and we’ve got him for three years no matter what,” Jones said definitively.

Smith then asked Jones would handle it if another NFL offers the Cowboys the moon — or more likely another All-Pro player and multiple first-round draft picks — in a trade for Parsons. To which the longtime Cowboys owner once again affirmed Parsons’ status in Dallas for the foreseeable future.

“He’s the best player … (and) we’ve got him,” Jones said. “And we’ve got him for three more years. And he’ll play a lot of games (for the Dallas Cowboys). … Just know this, … since you think so much of him, please say it often, because we do have him, and we’re proud to have him.”

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