Sources Reveal Cowboys Angry Truth On Micah

And Fish also says two sources have informed him that Dallas has exchanged "contract proposal numbers'' with Parsons.

Our belief? They've offered Micah Parsons a deal he is willing to accept. ... and he'd like to do it for five years, surely in the neighborhood of $40 million APY.

However, there's an incredibly powerful, influential, and vastly underrated third party here that's way too often overlooked: the agent. 

Fans are eager to see change, and situations like this are absolutely a reflection of their contract pandering and lack of foresight. They aren't the guilty party in this particular instance though. 

There has been a deviation from the norm in free agency, and they've also been aggressive enough to trade for players too which speaks for itself as far as proactivity and team-building effort are concerned. 

Stephen specifically stated that he's looking to add an explosive No. 2, that he's speaking with Parsons about his extension, and that he's hoping to get ahead of other contract extensions like Jake Ferguson and Daron Bland. 

But wide receiver and cornerback remain wide open, and about $33 million in cap space still sits untouched.

Why?

We’ve said it for months: you don’t create all that space to sit on it. That would be front-office malpractice ... but we do finally have some clarity as those questions we're answered by Stephen Jones at the NFL owners meetings. 

He confirmed that Micah Parsons likes to come in and “talk shop" and that they have in fact discussed his contract.

The above tweet from Jon Machota may seem innocuous, but when paired with reporting from CowboysCountry.com and the words from Micah's own brother, it paints a clearer picture: Micah is ready. The deal is close enough. And it is team-friendly.

But here’s the twist: Micah’s agent isn’t on board.

According to our sources, Micah and Stephen have been having contract conversations without his agent present. Allow me to re-emphasize what Stephen Jones said: "Some guys want to visit. And some guys don't want to visit about their money... Micah likes to visit, and we've had visits with Micah. Jerry and I both have." 

Attack on Cowboys covered it perfectly when he specifically pointed to there being zero mention from Stephen Jones of Micah's "camp" or "representation" or "team." 

Stephen specifically and purposefully stated "Micah" by himself. Because that's exactly how it went down. ... as we told our readers eight days ago.

That apparently didn’t sit well with the agent, who has now dug in and gone full hardball mode, maybe angrily holding up the deal despite Micah’s wishes.

And this explains why national reporters keep contradicting Fish's reports: Because the agent is saying he - "he'' the agent himself - hasn't had meaningful exchanges with the Cowboys.

The player and team can be on the same page.

The agent, however, is doing ... what? Protecting his client? Protecting his ego?

The Cowboys aren’t stalling. They’re navigating a complex three-way negotiation. Micah Parsons wants to take something reasonable, Dallas has made an offer that might be just that, but his agent is holding the line.

We're not serving as champions of all the things Jerry and Stephen do. But in this singular case? Any lack of progress on a Micah Parsons contract can't be blamed on their lack of efforts - or lack of offers.