But a much larger one is undoubtedly rooted in the same logic that led Jones to dilly dally with extending CeeDee Lamb and Dak Prescott last summer and will lead him to do the same with Micah Parsons despite Parsons all but begging for a deal to be done as painlessly as possible.

But Parsons was clearly irked by the Cowboys' owner's dismissal of Mulugheta, a well-respected agent who represents other NFL stars like Jordan Love and Budda Baker. Jones is known for negotiating publicly, but it looks like he made a critical mistake thinking he could bypass Parsons' agent in a record-setting contract negotiation.